Thanks for keeping in touch about what's going on, Dlddemon.

What version of Windows are you using, and how much RAM do you have on the computer?

For what it's worth (even though I doubt you'll like this answer), the LimeWire PRO Windows version does not do the 'unpacking' that causes the problems you're experiencing. So, if you'd like to purchase LimeWire PRO, you're guaranteed to have a smoother install. That said, we don't expect people to purchase PRO just to be able to use LimeWire easier, so we are still going to try and figure out what's going wrong with this installation. (We have to use the unpacking for the Free version because more people use free, and we have to lower the bandwidth by reducing the size of the installer.)