The current version of Limewire is 4.12.6, and the current beta version is 4.13.0. You can check the download page here:
http://www.limewire.com/english/cont...oadfree2.shtml . I downloaded both of these to reinstall in hopes that my problem had been addressed recently, but nothing changed. I used the offline installer for java already, however I didn't have both java and limewire uninstalled before reinstallation, so I'll give that a shot next time around.
Thanks again for all your time!,
-Jess