hey thanks for tryin to help me out. well ive installed that java 1.4 i think 1.4.2 something like that and im using LW 4.8.1 i also tried the beta version and still happens. it only happens when limewire is on. umm im using a xfx 6800 GT i've tried like 6 different different driver versions. 77.72, 77.30,77.50. right now currently im running the beta 80.40 version.