Uninstall, remove your Java. This can be done in XP from start>control panel>add or remove programs --- find your java and remove.
Uninstall LimeWire this can be done in XP from start>all programs>limewire>uninstall
Then download the older version of java from the link in this post.
http://forums.gnutelliums.com/showth...threadid=36420
Just follow the instructions in that post.
Then Download and reinstall LimeWire from this link.
http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml
For some reason some systems seem to work with the older java version and not the newer updated version. Don't ask me why I have no idea.