Limewire wont start
 

Hi,

Limewire (basic) worked fine for me for months now, but since a day or two I havn't been able to start it.

I reinstalled limewire and java, but that hasn't helped..

the review looks like this:

LimeWire version 4.8.1
Java version 1.5.0_02 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 492728/6234112

FATAL ERROR!

java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.awt.Dimension.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicProgressBarUI.getPrefe rredSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicProgressBarUI.getMinim umSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.minimumSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.minimumSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.preferredLayoutSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.preferredSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.getPreferredSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getPreferredSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GridBagLayout.GetLayoutInfo(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GridBagLayout.getLayoutInfo(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GridBagLayout.ArrangeGrid(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GridBagLayout.arrangeGrid(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GridBagLayout.layoutContainer(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.layout(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.doLayout(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validate(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator$1.run(GUIMe diator.java:321)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)


-- listing session information --
Current thread: AWT-EventQueue-0
Active Threads: 14

-- listing threads --
Image Fetcher 3: 1
IconLoader: 1
Thread-9: 1
Image Fetcher 2: 1
Java2D Disposer: 1
TimerQueue: 1
Stale Mapping Cleaner: 1
main: 1
AWT-Windows: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
Timer-0: 1
Image Fetcher 1: 1
Image Fetcher 0: 1


-- listing properties --
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
APP_HEIGHT=728
FILTER_WHATS_NEW_ADULT=false
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.0028386393
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1120485087430
SESSIONS=32
RUN_ONCE=true
COUNTRY=
LANGUAGE=en
CLIENT_ID=DD31137BCD1591B562F6A85EF76F8F00
FORCE_IP_ADDRESS=true
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1118583522111
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
EVER_SUPERNODE_CAPABLE=true
TOTAL_UPTIME=137169
AVERAGE_UPTIME=4286
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
APP_WIDTH=1024
INSTALLED=true
UPNP_IN_USE=true
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1120485160956
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
WINDOW_Y=-4
WINDOW_X=-4


so, does anyone have any idea what's going wrong here?

More often than not, these types of errors are Java related. If installing Java 1.5 didn't help, might I suggest you install Java 1.4.2 instead to see if it overcomes the issue. Java 1.5 runs better on some people's systems whereas sometimes Java 1.4.2 runs better on other people's systems.
Uninstall Java using your Add/Remove Programs control panel. Then Downld Java 1.4.2 but don't install it over the internet. Instead, save the installer to your comp., then install it. See how that goes. You can get a link for Java via this link here: Fixes for Limewire (If that doesn't work then try deleting the LW preferences folder.)