Have you tried FrostWire?

To be fair, I can not say that this program is better yet - it will take a little more time using it to find that out. But I do know for a fact that I've already used this program for a longer periode of time than Limewire - without any of the same problems as both you and I (and many more) have had with Limewire so far...

To be honest, I honestly don't know how Limewire can be so popular with these obvious Java problems.