I tried this and it did not improve my problems.
I'm using 1.4b on NT4.

One of the problems I get is that Limewire often hangs before it starts.

When it does start successfully: after it has been running for a while, I get a Dr. Watson error (in the Event Log it is "The application, Limewire.exe, generated an application error The error occurred on 6/ 2/2001 @ 19:32:21.589 The exception generated was c0000005 at address 02834854 ...."). It is always the same error with the same address.

I once thought this error occured because I used the ZoneAlarm firewall software, so I switched to Sygate, but the problem returned.

I've also wiped and re-installed my pc, so I'd have a clean software load. Still had the problem.

I tried to find the previous version of Limewire but it doesn't seem to be available from the Limewire site. I read in one of the posts that 1.4c was due out this week so I have been checking and it is still not out. No relief in sight.

Also, I used to be able to work well with the previous version of LimeWire in the background, but now my system has slowed so much that I don't have LimeWire up when I am working (I do have 384MB of RAM).

I used to leave my pc on so people could download from it even if I were not using it, but since Limewire crashes there is no point.