LOL! (I mean, ahem--yes . . . well . . . .)

No idea without more info, like the crash report (Applications/Utilities/Console).

Easiest way to see if it's a user prefs problem is to create a new Admin user and install in that account. If that crashes too, then it's not something in your usual user's home folder (I'd reinstall java in that case).

Still, I just saw that the latest CVS build is updated, thanks to jum. It uses a different installer and includes some of the latest (not fully tested) changes: try http://www.mager.org/LimeWire/LimeWire.html

I'm off to give it a try. Don't hurt your other foot