I' ve read too many topics in different forums but i have still problem to launch the limewire..
When I double click on the limewire icon a screen appears - "loading html engine, building interface etc.." but the program closes itself immediately after I see the opening screen..
when a right-click the limewire icon and click run as and try to run with current user :Ersios (it's me and there are no other users at my pc) i get an error message:
LimeWire version 4.12.6
Java version 1.5.0_06 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 3139800/4128768

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Ersinos\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:839)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize( Initializer.java:101)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:49)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Ersinos\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.setUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:753)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:837)
... 7 more

STARTUP ERROR!




FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272498296
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272495906
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272495953
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272495984
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496031
SIZE: 355370

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\COPYING
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261556013
SIZE: 18349

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496078
SIZE: 388504

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\data.ser
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261556138
SIZE: 358

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\donotremove.htm
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261555826
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261551091
SIZE: 12279

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hashes
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261723404
SIZE: 298

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2852.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272541375
SIZE: 11981

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496093
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496156
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496171
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\install.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496875
SIZE: 2098

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496218
SIZE: 136693

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496250
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496281
SIZE: 69306

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\language.prop
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272493140
SIZE: 4

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire On Startup.lnk
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496875
SIZE: 1538

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261555747
SIZE: 159744

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261555810
SIZE: 92854

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272495734
SIZE: 7117582

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553326
SIZE: 40960

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496359
SIZE: 677952

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261556169
SIZE: 7171

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496421
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundle.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261543747
SIZE: 114510

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272495828
SIZE: 2951044

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496437
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\pmf.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261555904
SIZE: 3262

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272495859
SIZE: 5786

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\root
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272493125
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\SOURCE
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261556060
SIZE: 268

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\spacer.gif
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261558701
SIZE: 49

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496468
SIZE: 620179

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496500
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\uninstall.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496906
SIZE: 186040

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\unpack.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496734
SIZE: 12766

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\update.ver
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261547935
SIZE: 3810

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496531
SIZE: 27215

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsFirewall.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553404
SIZE: 61440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553451
SIZE: 12808

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496703
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1161272496734
SIZE: 207655

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml.war
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261549482
SIZE: 8423



i have download the setup.exe from the offical site of limewire. I uninstalled and installed it for many times but i couldn't launch it..
i hope someone's gonna help me in this forum