I wouldn't call it the biggest piece of ****, but yeah, just like every other program, there's gotta be a problem here and there.

Like now, after using it for a few years without any problems, I'm beginning to have trouble with it. I transferred it to my external drive (I still have the original on my main hard-drive too), and now when I load up LimeWire, and download something, the screen goes all gray - like as if it's froze and I have to CTRL ALT DEL to shut it down. It only began a couple of days ago, and I'm worried that if I uninstall it then reinstall, I'll lose my 1700+ songs.

BTW, forums of any kind are around to offer help, in case you haven't taken any notice.