Limewire Closing on Startup

[mann_jess]

I checked the other similar threads I could find on this topic, but I haven't been able to figure out an appropriate solution. About half the times I try to start Limewire, the startup graphic appears, changing from "Loading Resources" and "Loading HTML Engine" to "Loading GUI", then it closes, and the program stops loading. If I remove the configuration files, as recommended in a few other threads, I'm taken to a setup page after "Loading HTML Engine", which asks me for my language, and then asks me where my "Shared" folder should be located. After selecting a file location, it closes like before. I've tried multiple versions of Limewire, and multiple versions of java with the same result. Likewise, I've tried configuring Limewire on many other computers successfully, and I didn't used to experience this problem before, though I'm unsure what has changed since then.

Currently, I'm using J2SE 5.0 Update 10, with either Limewire 5.12.6 or 5.13 beta on Windows XP SP2.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. And I apologize if this topic has been brought up before, despite my not being able to find it.

Thanks for your time,
-Jess