Try changing itunes to your default player...
Go to your shared folder (outside of Limewire) you will find this folder by clicking on one of your files in your LW library and clicking explore...
Right click on one of your MP3 files
Select open with
Select choose program
select itunes
and tick the box that says always use this program to open this file type
Select OK (it should be the same for Vista as XP)
If they do not go automatically try dragging and dropping them into a playlist from your shared folder outside of limewire...