I keep getting a message that says:

One or more of the necessary files appear to be invalid. This is generally caused by a corrupted installation. Please try downloading Limewire again.

Then it posts this:

LimeWire version 4.12.11
Java version 1.5.0_03 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 31464256/33357824

com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader$StartupFailed Exception: invalid update.ver
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.sanityCheck(G UILoader.java:278)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:48)
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)

STARTUP ERROR!

-- listing properties --
WINDOW_Y=0
FORCE_IP_ADDRESS=true
WINDOW_X=0
PORT=21853
CLEAR_UPLOAD=false
TOTAL_CONNECTION_TIME=54505905
LAST_FWT_STATE=true
RUN_ON_STARTUP=false
UPDATE_DELAY=252000020
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=49
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
UPNP_IN_USE=true
INSTALLED=true
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=131
FORCED_IP_ADDRESS_STRING=69.40.211.97
HARD_MAX_UPLOADS=0
AVERAGE_UPTIME=170450
TOTAL_UPTIME=511352
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=7
CONTENT_AUTHORITIES=fserv1.limewire.com:10000
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1171941923515
APP_WIDTH=800
SESSIONS=3
CLEAR_DOWNLOAD=true
UPLOADS_PER_PERSON=0
SHARE_DOWNLOADED_FILES_IN_NON_SHARED_DIRECTORIES=f alse
FORCED_PORT=21853
ALLOW_PARTIAL_SHARING=false
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.13.1
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.13323656
UPDATE_RETRY_DELAY=1800001
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1171666556187
TOTAL_CONNECTIONS=3
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\Dane\My Doc...
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=14400001
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=344
RUN_ONCE=true
AVERAGE_CONNECTION_TIME=18168635
APP_HEIGHT=570
EVIL_HOSTS=BearShare 5.2
DAAP_ENABLED=false
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=1000000
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
CLIENT_ID=B14992FA8EEBCE6B4680646F44519F00
PLAYER_ENABLED=false
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=25
CONTENT_MANAGEMENT_ACTIVE=true
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2



FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666390406
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388171
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388359
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388421
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388531
SIZE: 355370

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388640
SIZE: 388504

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106419698
SIZE: 12279

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388703
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388843
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388906
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388953
SIZE: 136693

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666389031
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666389093
SIZE: 69306

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106421573
SIZE: 122880

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666387828
SIZE: 7174700

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106420807
SIZE: 40960

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666389281
SIZE: 677952

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666389437
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388000
SIZE: 2951044

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666389468
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666388078
SIZE: 5786

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666389515
SIZE: 620179

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666389578
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666389609
SIZE: 27215

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsFirewall.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106420964
SIZE: 61440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106421104
SIZE: 12808

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666390000
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1171666390093
SIZE: 207655

I tried downloading it again, installing it again, and then finally I just cleared every Limewire item off of my computer. I still keep getting that popup though and every time a Limewire banner flashes for a tenth of a second before. Any ideas?

Search your computer for all files named "limewire" by going to Start>Search>Files and Folders. Delete all files you find.

Then open your registry by Start>Run and typing "regedit". There you go to "Edit>Find" and make also a search with the same query. Delete all keys of limewire.

Uninstall all Java versions on your system. Reboot and then download the JRE offline installer of the newest Java version from here:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
Install it and reboot again, then reinstall LW using the offline installer.

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