YoungBR,
Have you tried changing compatibility to Win2000 or NT? It's point 5 in the 'fixes for LW' in my earlier post.

ldyj,
When you reinstalled LW, did you use the online or offline installer? Did you update your Java? Did you try deleting the preferences folder? If not, there are links for all of these in my earlier post... give it a try. If nothing works, you could also try changing compatibility.

Yeah I tried all of those methods.

Yes, Birdy, I have done all that you suggested except for removing the LimeWire preference folder which, after a thorough search of my computer, I can't find. And, as far as I'm concerned, this is all beside the point. Why am I having problems with a program that ran quite well for almost a week, and this is the third time it's ran about that long before failing - in the past I've rest my computer to an earlier time, but I just want this to stop this time! There must be something wrong with the program, or I'm doing something wrong that I don't see. More help here, please !
LadyJ