Debb,

I understand your frustration.

Ironically I gave up Bearshare because of ads & functional issues. Limewire Pro has worked well for me. Normal flaws & frustrations but all resolvable. I am running the beta 3.2 but I have run versions since 2.0

I really feel like you have a Java issue but I can't figure a way to resolve it. I assume you un-installed & re-installed both Limewire & Java.

Check back - the next version might resolve your issues. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

Norm