Hi I have a error message that seems to be quite common, unfortunatly i can seem to find help anywhere.

i open limewire then i get the Java message that limewire is messed up and need to be reinstalled, fair enougth.
how ever, when i reintall both of the lastest verions of both limewire and java i get the same problem, heres the review:


LimeWire version 4.10.9
Java version 1.5.0_06 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows 2000 v. 5.0 on x86
Free/total memory: 823048/8716288

FATAL ERROR!

java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at com.limegroup.gnutella.RouterService.start(RouterS ervice.java:423)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize( Initializer.java:300)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:41)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: [B
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readClassDesc(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Unkno wn Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(Unknown Source)
at java.util.HashMap.readObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeReadObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Unkno wn Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.spam.RatingTable.readData(R atingTable.java:214)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.spam.RatingTable.<init>(Rat ingTable.java:58)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.spam.RatingTable.<clinit>(R atingTable.java:34)
... 8 more


-- listing session information --
Current thread: main
Active Threads: 41
Uptime: 0:12
Is Connected: false
Number of Ultrapeer -> Ultrapeer Connections: 0
Number of Ultrapeer -> Leaf Connections: 0
Number of Leaf -> Ultrapeer Connections: 0
Number of Old Connections: 0
Acting as Ultrapeer: false
Acting as Shielded Leaf: false
Number of Active Uploads: 0
Number of Queued Uploads: 0
Number of Active Managed Downloads: 3
Number of Active HTTP Downloaders: 0
Number of Waiting Downloads: 0
Received incoming this session: false
Number of Shared Files: 4
Guess Capable: false
Received Solicited UDP: true
SIMPP version: 44
Port Stable: true
FWT Capable: false
Last Reported Port: 50728
External Port: 5356
IP Pongs Received: 1

-- listing threads --
Hasher: 1
HttpClient-ReferenceQueueThread: 1
NIODispatcher: 1
Image Fetcher 2: 1
UDPHostRanker: 1
DownloadWorker: 3
main: 1
MulticastService: 1
Acceptor: 1
GWebCache urlfile: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
AWT-Windows: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
Timer-0: 1
IconLoader: 1
MessageDispatch: 1
ConnectionFetcher: 9
FileManagerLoader: 1
Thread-9: 1
DelayedGUI: 1
QueryUnicaster: 1
ManagedDownload: 3
Java2D Disposer: 1
TimerQueue: 1
BlockingVF: 1
HttpClient-IdleConnectionThread: 1
QRPPropagator: 1
HTTPAcceptor: 1
UpdateHandler: 1


-- listing properties --
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
APP_HEIGHT=708
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.0013531613
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1140286679671
SESSIONS=16
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.10.4
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=10000000
USE_BUG_SERVLET=true
RUN_ONCE=true
COUNTRY=
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=7
CLIENT_ID=770FFE0E920A59168685ECCFF41F3F00
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1140541251812
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2
PORT=5356
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
RUN_ON_STARTUP=false
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=24
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=256
APP_WIDTH=1024
LAST_FWT_STATE=true
INSTALLED=true
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=8
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1140286859265
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=122
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
UPDATE_DELAY=431999998



PLEASE HELP!!!!

telling me to reinstall wont work, ive done sooo many times! help me out and i will buy you a kinder egg. XXX

CGW