Unfortunately, I have to agree with Ogman 2.8.5 is not the best release of LimeWire. I've tried a few different installations, it just didn't seem able to retrieve files or share files without loosing the connections and restarting.
So I moved back to 2.7.13 Pro. Even now with 2.7.13, I see people using 2.8.5 trying to retrieve files and it causes the connections to reset and restart.
Maybe a 2.8.5 client retrieving a file from a 2.8.5 server might work, but I was not able to test this configuration.
Let's wait for next release for a new trial...