Yea, I had this exact same problem, I posted a thread about it to. So far I was told to try deleting the preferences folder (which I did) but I havent got around to installing limewire again, Im getting a little tired of uninstalling it and reinstalling it or restarting my laptop because the damn thing freezes...then if that doesnt work try deleting the Java application and re-downloading it, which i have no desire to do, by the time i do that, the download will go wrong and then my java wont work or something stupid. So I would also like to see what everyone has to say about this.