He, would be too easy ....
I´ve found out that after installing a new RPM-Package with Yast on SuSE-Linux, SuSE-Config (runnig automatically after the RPM-installation) changes the link from the new JRE to the old JDK 1.1.8. LimeWire also runs with the old one on my system.

So, if you would like (or need) to run the new runtime, it seems so that you have to change the link each time Suse-Config was runnig. If anyone has an idea, how it is possible to fix this problem ... you are welcome