no idea now--and Phex uses java too, so I think you're right about it being a LW/Apple/Java conflict.

Well, try again after your machine has been up and running for a while. I'll see if I can find an expert to look at this thread tomorrow.

Could you try installing the "jum version"? It's much the same as the Pro version, but built by Jens-Uwe Mager (a real expert) from LimeWire's open source. Here's the link:

http://www.mager.org/LimeWire/LimeWire.html

It would be good to know if it does this too.

Thanks--sorry the attempts at a quick fix didn't work.