Note that the Windows "English only" and "international" versions are both in fact equally internationalized for the LimeWire application itself.
The only difference is in the installer:
- the English only version uses an installer with English messages only.
- the International version uses an alternate larger installer that allows you to select first the language shown during the installation, and it also provides the international installation of the Java JRE toolkit.
If you already have installed Java 1.4.* or 1.5 on Windows using the Sun download site or the JRE update tool, or if you already have installed a previous version of LimeWire and want to upgrade, you probably don't need the International installer to install LimeWire. Just use the shorter English installer and it will let you run LimeWire in your language (the localization of Limewire at run-time is identical in both installations, and both installations will show the "Change language" menu option if you later decide to change the user interface language).
More generally, I recommand that you install Java separately from the Sun website or with the JRE Java update tool (look into your Control panel if it is not running in your system tray), and then install LimeWire "English only": it will detect your existing installation of Java and will not need to install it before proceeding with the installation of the application itself. |