Ok, I got on LW and was dling fine. After a while I did get disconnected but thats further than I was before. I went here and did as followed.......
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=36420

I followed the first 5 steps and then tried to open LW again and this is what I got....

LimeWire version 4.9.37
Java version 1.5.0_04 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows 2000 v. 5.0 on x86
Free/total memory: 2771752/4128768

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:824)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize( Initializer.java:91)
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)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.setUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:757)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:822)
... 7 more

STARTUP ERROR!




FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551890375
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551882890
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883015
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883109
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\COPYING
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264896125
SIZE: 18349

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883250
SIZE: 311611

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\data.ser
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264896312
SIZE: 358

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\donotremove.htm
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264895968
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264894312
SIZE: 12279

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hashes
LAST MODIFIED: 1130265069765
SIZE: 298

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883390
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883546
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883640
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\install.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551890109
SIZE: 1963

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883734
SIZE: 136693

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883843
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883937
SIZE: 69306

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\language.prop
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551877375
SIZE: 4

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire On Startup.lnk
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551890109
SIZE: 1546

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264895906
SIZE: 81920

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264895968
SIZE: 13806

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551881984
SIZE: 6116447

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264895500
SIZE: 40960

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\logicrypto.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884015
SIZE: 227510

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884125
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundle.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264884734
SIZE: 118783

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551882656
SIZE: 3097908

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884203
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\pmf.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264896000
SIZE: 3262

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551882765
SIZE: 5964

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\root
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551877343
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\SOURCE
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264896218
SIZE: 268

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\spacer.gif
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264898734
SIZE: 49

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884281
SIZE: 433585

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884375
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\uninstall.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551890296
SIZE: 106680

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\unpack.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884781
SIZE: 7802

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\update.ver
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264893828
SIZE: 2766

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884437
SIZE: 27215

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264895578
SIZE: 12808

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884687
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884765
SIZE: 207655

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml.war
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264894234
SIZE: 8423