Opening after installing
 

I'm able to install limewire fine, but then I can't get it to open. About a week ago I downloaded and installed it and it opened just fine. But now it can't open. Why is this?

Try uninstalling all versions of Java from the add/remove programs and then re-install the JRE 5.11 offline version....
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

If that does not help with your problem try deleting your preference folder/s...
Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should