limewire freezes

[hulie]

I recently downloaded LimeWire as well as the Java 2 program, several times in fact. I am using Windows 98 and have about 450 MB available. I have had to download, install, and uninstall both programs several times as I have never been able to get LImeWire to work. I finally was able to download and install both programs and get a LimeWire icon on my desktop (which I did not have the first 3 times I downloaded it). So I assumed that everything had worked this time. However, when I double click the LimeWire icon, about 2-3 min later (which seems like forever) I get a box in the middle of the desk top that has limes in it and says "LimeWire." Sometimes my computer freezes at this point. Sometimes I am able to get into the program (taking about 5-7 min) at which point the computer freezes. I have only heard great things about LimeWire and would love to be able to use it but, short of uninstalling and reinstalling both programs again (which I don't think would be effective anyway), I don't know what to do to get it to work. I would greatly ppreciate any help that could be offerred! Thanks.