it says that there is another installation going on adn won't let me continue to install java. does that mean that i have java somewhere. and if so, should i delte it and re download it and then install it?

Reboot your computer and try installing java again it should install after you reboot.

ok. thx.. i'll try. and if anything goes wrong. i will talk to you again. otherwise, i'll probably talk to you tomorrow

It is time for grandpa to go to bed if it doesn't work post back I will reply before I go to work in the morning.

ok. i restarted my comp like u told me to. it started installing java, then got close to then end and stopped. possibly froze?? i don't know. what should i do?

Were going to need a little more Info.;

OS, Windows 98/2000/XP
CPU, P4 3.0 GHz/AMD 64 3200+Ghz
Memory, 256MB/512MB
Graphics/Video Card & Platform NVIDIA/Intel Extreme/Radieon & model #
Connection, Dial-up/DSL
LimeWire Version 4.8.1/4.9.11
Java Version 1.4.2/1.5.4
What firewall you use if any
What Antivirus if any
Are you new to LimeWire or Experienced
An accurate description of your problem