Have you ever had success with using LW 5?
If not you will need to downgrade;
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...downloads.html
Reboot into safe mode, holding down the shift key until the apply icon shows. Then log into your account. Open Disk Utility & repair permissions. Reboot normally. See if that helps.
Make sure Java 1.5 is somewhere near top of the list:
Setting up Java for Leopard (see 2nd image)