Hi. My problem started yesterday. Identical to yours. Have you heard back from anyone? I'm not going to lie.....I don't really understand how to read the responses to my questions on the thread. I hope we find a solution. My son is bummed out.

Download AVG Free AV. Update AVG & then scan your computer. There's a link for download in the thread below. See whether AVG fixes the problem for you.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...s-options.html

If that doesn't help, there are various other fixes (BFU, vundofix, system restore) in the threads below...there are different fixes to try as there seem to have been a few variations of this thing over time

2 probs (LW keeps restarting & can't access options)
Starts on its own/ options folder won't open (possible fix)
installation aborts
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Always make sure that you're using a good AV program. Keep it updated & use it to scan all files that you download, before you open them...hopefully you won't download infected files again