After cleaning both HD's with defrag and a safemode scandisk:
Scanned w/SBC Yahoo AV. Nothing.
Scanned w/AVG found browser hijack file and several malware files!
Scanned w/Mcafee. Nothing.
Scanned w/Fix-It Utilities. 932 errors in my registry were repaired! No viruses. 5 malware.
Deleted Java v5.0.05
Deleted .limewire
Re-installed JRE offline version 6 update 1 (the most recent).
Deleted .limewire folder.
Still no connection to LW......... I'm not giving up without a fight.
Deleted .limewire
Downloaded latest LW free version online. Brickwall!!!! ? Feels like I'm up against one.
Shut off windows firewall but SBC Yahoo has one built-in.
My earlier disk version doesn't have the firewall indicator icon (v4.2.6)
I also just learned SBC-Yahoo has purposely but temporarily closed several ports on their customer' computers for security.
My LW port is not one of them.
Any ideas? I'm perplexed...