peerless and sleepless - i have done everything you said - used windows unisntaller to uninstall java - used limewire unistall to uninstall limewire

offline install for both j2se and limewire

in the limewire setup dialog, when i hit the browse button to change the default folder, cpu usage spikes to 100% and limewire freezes

Hey folks,
I am using Windows OneCare and have been overjoyed to dump Norton and the rest but my LimeWire Pro 4.12.6 also is maxing the CPU. I tried all the above mentioned steps then I just let my machine (P4, 2 Gig RDRAM & 1.2 TB HDD's) sit at max for 1 hour or so and it all returned to normal. It should not do this as I have another machine same spec that it does not do it to. I suspect software incompatiblity somewhere like Pinnacle Server or the like but I am now leary of restarting my machine. I will keep trying to isolate the process that causes this and will let you know if I am successful.