That means you installed the international version & not the english version. The international (multilingual) version uses the InstallAnywhere and installs Java 1.3 (and enforces that LimeWire use it.) This may be why you had problems. trying to open it. LW needs a later version of Java. To remove this version of LW you should find an uninstaller within the LW program folder.
After uninstalling, next time choose the english installer (yes it can still use other languages), but install Java 1st:
Java 1.5 (take the JRE)