My thoughts are ... if you deleted it without uninstalling LW correctly then that may be part of the problem. My suggestions would be 1.
Errors due to mistakenly uninstalling LW using Add/Remove control panel - what to try now. Read from here onward!
2. Check all options here
Fixes for Limewire & yes I know Birdy suggested some of these before but there are some extra things to consider & do & try. And before you do these ... go to add/remove control panel & remove all versions of Java or jse or jre. Then reinstall Java using only the "Offine" version ...
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