Hi...it's so long since I asked a question that I only hope I am using the correct approach. Recently I upgraded my iMac to Yosemite 10.10.1 (with upgraded Java 1.8.0_25 which included an upgrade to Jave 1.6) and also downloaded Wireshare 5.6.4.1. I have used Limewire and the Pirate Edition previously without trouble. I have suffered the same problem when trying to open a download as GeX. Unfortunately I got lost trying to follow the solution other than it seems to have been something to do with Java. I show below the Bug details in the hope you can point me in the right direction, hopefully in simple speak!

WireShare version 5.6.4.1
Java version 1.8.0_25 from Oracle Corporation
Mac OS X v. 10.10.1 on x86_64
Free/total memory: 248477760/281018368

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/apple/eawt/CocoaComponent
at org.limewire.ui.swing.player.PlayerMediatorImpl$Pl ayerInitializer$PlayerInitalizationWorker.done(Pla yerMediatorImpl.java:696)
at javax.swing.SwingWorker$5.run(SwingWorker.java:737 )
at javax.swing.SwingWorker$DoSubmitAccumulativeRunnab le.run(SwingWorker.java:832)
at sun.swing.AccumulativeRunnable.run(AccumulativeRun nable.java:112)
at javax.swing.SwingWorker$DoSubmitAccumulativeRunnab le.actionPerformed(SwingWorker.java:842)
at javax.swing.Timer.fireActionPerformed(Timer.java:3 13)
at javax.swing.Timer$DoPostEvent.run(Timer.java:245)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Invocation Event.java:311)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.j ava:744)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(EventQueue.java:97)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:697)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:691)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPri vilege(ProtectionDomain.java:75)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java: 714)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter s(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(E ventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:101)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:93)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre ad.java:82)
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/apple/eawt/CocoaComponent
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask. java:122)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.jav a:192)
at javax.swing.SwingWorker.get(SwingWorker.java:602)
at org.limewire.ui.swing.player.PlayerMediatorImpl$Pl ayerInitializer$PlayerInitalizationWorker.done(Pla yerMediatorImpl.java:692)
... 20 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/apple/eawt/CocoaComponent
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java :760)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Secure ClassLoader.java:142)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader .java:455)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader. java:73)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java: 367)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java: 361)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.j ava:360)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:4 24)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launche r.java:308)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:3 57)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:260)
at org.limewire.ui.swing.player.MediaPlayerFactoryImp l.createMediaPlayer(MediaPlayerFactoryImpl.java:71 )
at org.limewire.ui.swing.player.PlayerMediatorImpl$Pl ayerInitializer$PlayerInitalizationWorker.doInBack ground(PlayerMediatorImpl.java:659)
at org.limewire.ui.swing.player.PlayerMediatorImpl$Pl ayerInitializer$PlayerInitalizationWorker.doInBack ground(PlayerMediatorImpl.java:624)
at javax.swing.SwingWorker$1.call(SwingWorker.java:29 5)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.jav a:266)
at javax.swing.SwingWorker.run(SwingWorker.java:334)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker( ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.apple.eawt.CocoaComponent
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java: 372)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java: 361)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.j ava:360)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:4 24)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launche r.java:308)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:3 57)
... 23 more


Detail: Uncaught thread error: AWT-EventQueue-0

-- listing session information --
Current thread: AWT-EventQueue-0
Active Threads: 21
Uptime: 51:58
Is Connected: true
Number of Ultrapeer -> Ultrapeer Connections: 0
Number of Ultrapeer -> Leaf Connections: 0
Number of Leaf -> Ultrapeer Connections: 4
Number of Old Connections: 0
Acting as Ultrapeer: false
Acting as Shielded Leaf: true
Number of Active Uploads: 0
Number of Queued Uploads: 0
Number of Active Managed Downloads: 0
Number of Active HTTP Downloaders: 0
Number of Waiting Downloads: 0
Received incoming this session: false
Number of Managed Files: 1
Number of Mounted Friend Files: 0
Number of Shared Files: 0
Guess Capable: false
Received Solicited UDP: true
Port Stable: true
FWT Capable: true
Last Reported Port: 38685
External Port: 38685
IP Pongs Received: 31
Number of Content Response URNs:
Number of CreationTimeCache URNs: 0
VF Byte Cache Size: 0
VF Verify Cache Size: 0
VF Queue Size: 0
ByteBuffer Cache Size: 2077
Number of Waiting Sockets: 0
Number of Pending Timeouts: 5
Peak Number of Thread: 36
Number of SP2 Workarounds: 0
System Load Avg: 1.21630859375
Objects Pending GC: 0
Free Space In Settings: 472982794240
Free Space In Incomplete: 472982794240
Free Space In Downloads: 472982794240
Heap Memory Usage: init = 134217728(131072K) used = 32540608(31777K) committed = 281018368(274432K) max = 477626368(466432K)
Non-Heap Memory Usage: init = 2555904(2496K) used = 100854840(98491K) committed = 102457344(100056K) max = -1(-1K)
SlotManager dump:: active:0:0 1:0 2:0 queued:0:0 1:0 2:0 resumable:0:0 1:0 2:0 bw now:0.0 session avg:0.0
Number of select calls: 6781
Number of immediate selects: 183
Average time in select: 459165218


In hope...many thanks...Rollobrowne