Okay, it's apparent that you're infected. The question is, how badly?
Limewire continually popping up is consistent with one virus (see #4 in the following link):
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/open-d...uld-aware.html
Files turning into .zip files is consistent with another virus:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/open-d...some-info.html
Hope this helps
Dan