I recently upgraded to Limewire 4.2.6. I've found that this new version crashes a lot. I'll be merrily working along when suddenly it just disappears.

I attempted to submit a bug report, but I haven't heard anything and haven't been able to look up the status, so I'm bringing it up here. When Limewire would disappear, it at least had the courtesy to write an error log. From the log, it doesn't appear to be an error within the JVM.

After looking through the forum, I went ahead and upgraded to the latest version of the Sun JVM. Limewire still crashes with the new version, only now it doesn't write an error log, (at least this time.) The log below is from a crash before I upgraded the JVM, but otherwise I expect everything to be the same.

An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM.
Unexpected Signal : EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) occurred at PC=0x7C918FEA
Function=RtlpWaitForCriticalSection+0x5B
Library=C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll

Current Java thread:
at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method)
at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.ByteReader.read(ByteReader. java:81)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.downloader.HTTPDownloader.d oDownload(HTTPDownloader.java:1543)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.downloader.ManagedDownloade r.doDownload(ManagedDownloader.java:3433)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.downloader.ManagedDownloade r.connectAndDownload(ManagedDownloader.java:2603)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.downloader.ManagedDownloade r.access$500(ManagedDownloader.java:101)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.downloader.ManagedDownloade r$2.managedRun(ManagedDownloader.java:2305)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.ManagedThread.run(Mana gedThread.java:49)

Dynamic libraries:
0x00400000 - 0x00416000 C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire 4.2.6\LimeWire.exe
0x7C900000 - 0x7C9B0000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
0x7C800000 - 0x7C8F4000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
0x77F60000 - 0x77FD6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
0x77C10000 - 0x77C68000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
0x77F10000 - 0x77F56000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
0x77D40000 - 0x77DD0000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
0x77DD0000 - 0x77E6B000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
0x77E70000 - 0x77F01000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
0x08000000 - 0x08138000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\client\jvm.dll
0x76B40000 - 0x76B6D000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
0x5CD70000 - 0x5CD77000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\serwvdrv.dll
0x5B0A0000 - 0x5B0A7000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\umdmxfrm.dll
0x10000000 - 0x10007000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\hpi.dll
0x00910000 - 0x0091E000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\verify.dll
0x00920000 - 0x00939000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\java.dll
0x00940000 - 0x0094D000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\zip.dll
0x03870000 - 0x0387F000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\net.dll
0x71AB0000 - 0x71AC7000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
0x71AA0000 - 0x71AA8000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
0x20B00000 - 0x20B3F000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\imon.dll
0x71AD0000 - 0x71AD9000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll
0x77690000 - 0x776B1000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTMARTA.DLL
0x76F60000 - 0x76F8C000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll
0x774E0000 - 0x7761C000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
0x71BF0000 - 0x71C03000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SAMLIB.dll
0x71A50000 - 0x71A8F000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll
0x662B0000 - 0x66308000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll
0x73080000 - 0x7309C000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\rsvpsp.dll
0x71A90000 - 0x71A98000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll
0x03B00000 - 0x03C0F000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\awt.dll
0x73000000 - 0x73026000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
0x76390000 - 0x763AD000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.dll
0x5AD70000 - 0x5ADA8000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll
0x03C70000 - 0x03CC0000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\fontmanager.dll
0x73760000 - 0x737A9000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ddraw.dll
0x73BC0000 - 0x73BC6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DCIMAN32.dll
0x73940000 - 0x73A10000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\D3DIM700.DLL
0x74720000 - 0x7476B000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll
0x06120000 - 0x0651F000 C:\WINDOWS\Resources\themes\Luna\Luna.msstyles
0x06720000 - 0x06728000 C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire 4.2.6\LimeWire20.dll
0x7C9C0000 - 0x7D1D4000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
0x773D0000 - 0x774D2000 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2180_x-ww_a84f1ff9\comctl32.dll
0x5D090000 - 0x5D127000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll
0x5B860000 - 0x5B8B4000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\netapi32.dll
0x77B40000 - 0x77B62000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\appHelp.dll
0x06A60000 - 0x06A80000 C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Share-to-Web\HPGS2WNS.DLL
0x06B90000 - 0x06B95000 C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Share-to-Web\S2WNSRES.DLL
0x77920000 - 0x77A13000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.dll
0x76FD0000 - 0x7704F000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\CLBCATQ.DLL
0x77120000 - 0x771AC000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll
0x77050000 - 0x77115000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMRes.dll
0x77C00000 - 0x77C08000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll
0x77A20000 - 0x77A74000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\cscui.dll
0x76600000 - 0x7661D000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\CSCDLL.dll
0x20000000 - 0x202C5000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\xpsp2res.dll
0x06C70000 - 0x06C76000 C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Share-to-Web\HPGS2WNFPS.DLL
0x71B20000 - 0x71B32000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MPR.dll
0x75F60000 - 0x75F67000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\drprov.dll
0x71C10000 - 0x71C1E000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\ntlanman.dll
0x71CD0000 - 0x71CE7000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\NETUI0.dll
0x71C90000 - 0x71CD0000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\NETUI1.dll
0x71C80000 - 0x71C87000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\NETRAP.dll
0x75F70000 - 0x75F79000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\davclnt.dll
0x73D70000 - 0x73D83000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\shgina.dll
0x75970000 - 0x75A67000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSGINA.dll
0x769C0000 - 0x76A73000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USERENV.dll
0x76360000 - 0x76370000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSTA.dll
0x74320000 - 0x7435D000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ODBC32.dll
0x763B0000 - 0x763F9000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\comdlg32.dll
0x06F10000 - 0x06F27000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\odbcint.dll
0x77FE0000 - 0x77FF1000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Secur32.dll
0x77760000 - 0x778CC000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\shdocvw.dll
0x77A80000 - 0x77B14000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll
0x77B20000 - 0x77B32000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll
0x754D0000 - 0x75550000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPTUI.dll
0x76C30000 - 0x76C5E000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll
0x76C90000 - 0x76CB8000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll
0x771B0000 - 0x77256000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WININET.dll
0x092D0000 - 0x09349000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Audiodev.dll
0x086C0000 - 0x08904000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WMVCore.DLL
0x071E0000 - 0x0721B000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WMASF.DLL
0x593F0000 - 0x59482000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wiashext.dll
0x4EC50000 - 0x4EDF3000 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.GdiPlus_65 95b64144ccf1df_1.0.2600.2180_x-ww_522f9f82\gdiplus.dll
0x73BA0000 - 0x73BB3000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\sti.dll
0x74AE0000 - 0x74AE7000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\CFGMGR32.dll
0x06C40000 - 0x06C62000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\dcpr.dll
0x76F20000 - 0x76F47000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DNSAPI.dll
0x06BC0000 - 0x06BC7000 C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire 4.2.6\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
0x605D0000 - 0x605D9000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\mslbui.dll
0x07270000 - 0x07277000 C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire 4.2.6\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
0x76FB0000 - 0x76FB8000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll
0x76FC0000 - 0x76FC6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll
0x07610000 - 0x07618000 C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\nio.dll
0x0FFD0000 - 0x0FFF8000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\rsaenh.dll
0x59A60000 - 0x59B01000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DBGHELP.dll
0x76BF0000 - 0x76BFB000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL

Heap at VM Abort:
Heap
def new generation total 768K, used 112K [0x10010000, 0x100e0000, 0x104f0000)
eden space 704K, 6% used [0x10010000, 0x1001c0d8, 0x100c0000)
from space 64K, 100% used [0x100c0000, 0x100d0000, 0x100d0000)
to space 64K, 0% used [0x100d0000, 0x100d0000, 0x100e0000)
tenured generation total 9292K, used 8491K [0x104f0000, 0x10e03000, 0x14010000)
the space 9292K, 91% used [0x104f0000, 0x10d3adb8, 0x10d3ae00, 0x10e03000)
compacting perm gen total 14592K, used 14370K [0x14010000, 0x14e50000, 0x18010000)
the space 14592K, 98% used [0x14010000, 0x14e18bd8, 0x14e18c00, 0x14e50000)

Local Time = Thu Jan 06 22:46:42 2005
Elapsed Time = 225
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# The exception above was detected in native code outside the VM
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# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.4.2_04-b05 mixed mode)
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