Don't use the Windows & Norton firewalls together. Disable the Win firewall & configure Norton firewall to allow LW.

Your modem doesn't have a firewall. Are you using a router as well?

Some XP users have had problems with Java versions 1.6.0_01 & _02, only a couple of Vista users have had to change Java versions but you could try this version instead (if it makes no difference then it's easy enough to reinstall the latest Java!). Use the JRE offline installer & remove your current Java version(s) before installing this one.
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You could also delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here.
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.
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