Yes it was a power outage to the whole house (there was a storm).

Yes I totally forgot about the start menu uninstaller and I have got my old AV software off. I had Trend Micro Internet Security Pro which was actually about to expire in a few weeks and I wasn't super happy with it. Limewire is now off my computer and I am searching for any bits of LW left and will delete them. I will start my computer in safe mode and do as you said. Once I do this I will update my post and let you know how I made out.

When I tried uninstalling in Safe Mode it said:

"The windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running in safe mode, or if Windows installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance."

Thank you so much for your time trying to help me solve this problem.