I'm not real sure, the disk versions are a bit before my time here on the forums...
All I could suggest is to install it and try deleting the .limewire folder..
It could of even been the problem you had in the beginning with the Java, maybe the older vesions need the older Java....
I'm a bit confused now...lol...
Here are some links to older versions of Java in the 5 series, you could try a few experiments...
Scroll down to the
JDK/JRE - 5.0 and select the archive you want...
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