Well, I downloaded verion 4.8.1 and it is the exact same problem. At one point, I think it was when I still was trying version 4.9.11 a notice came up that looked like it had something to do with java. The message was:

LimeWire version 4.9.11
Java version 1.5.0_04 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 2817904/4128768

java.lang.RuntimeException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:774)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize( Initializer.java:90)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:41)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)

STARTUP ERROR!




FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1122737725161
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1122737706665
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1122737707616
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1122737708617
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\COPYING
LAST MODIFIED: 1122661336428
SIZE: 18349

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1122737708968
SIZE: 311611

It kept on naming files like this for probably about 10 pages worth. Any ideas?