I also get the same message since updating. "Loading User Interface" I left it on for 2 hours to see if it needed time to start up and it never moved from that message. I also brang the task manager up to see if I could end the program but it wasn't in the box of programs running. So it stays on the desktop and I have to shut my PC down to clear it. Limewire worked perfectly before I updated.

1. i'm running Windows XP no service packs
2. i don't have windows firewall activated, but i do have Mcaffe firewall which says Limewire has been allowed to access the net.
3. 512mb ram
4. 65.4 GB available
5. broadband
6.asdl BT voyage 105 modem
7. connecting from home
8. LW 4.9.23, java 1.5.0_03
9. AOL
10. no sharing connections
11. I have used limewire for about a year with no problems.

Have you tried the full installer. The link below will take you there.


http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=43845

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A little common sense goes a long way

Later Grandpa

Thanks Grandpa, I have tried this and its still the same.

When I first went to open the day after upgrading it said this.

LimeWire version 4.8.1
Java version 1.5.0_02 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 3404496/4128768

com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader$StartupFailed Exception: invalid xml.war
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.sanityCheck(G UILoader.java:283)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:43)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:31)

STARTUP ERROR!

-- listing properties --
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
APP_HEIGHT=723
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\Sabrina Mit...
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.026284963
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1125259702671
SESSIONS=5
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.9.28
PARALLEL_SEARCH=30
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\Sabrina Mit...
RUN_ONCE=true
COUNTRY=
SHOW_TOTD=false
CLIENT_ID=9BE126D5F973593CDE8258A811531A00
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1125696243093
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
EVER_SUPERNODE_CAPABLE=true
TREE_NODE_PREFIXES=z
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=32
DAAP_ENABLED=false
PORT=6350
TOTAL_UPTIME=257804
AVERAGE_UPTIME=64451
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=24
RUN_ON_STARTUP=false
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=256
APP_WIDTH=1023
INSTALLED=true
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=20
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1125259775421
UPDATE_DELAY=431999998
WINDOW_Y=5
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=63
WINDOW_X=-65



FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3776.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1124401002000
SIZE: 14315

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3184.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1125950742000
SIZE: 13920

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 5262588

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 2057292

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 5964

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 627752

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 463786

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 310773

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 135834

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 69306

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\logicrypto.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 227510

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 193884

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 27215

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126043824000
SIZE: 207655

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1124987576000
SIZE: 40960

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1124987576000
SIZE: 81920

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire 4.0.8
LAST MODIFIED: 1097524022000
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire 4.0.7
LAST MODIFIED: 1090610432000
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1126047312000
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\uninstall.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1125693436000
SIZE: 104593

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire On Startup.lnk
LAST MODIFIED: 1125693436000
SIZE: 1449

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1124987576000
SIZE: 12808

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\update.ver
LAST MODIFIED: 1124987570000
SIZE: 2766

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\root
LAST MODIFIED: 1126047346000
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\pmf.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1124987576000
SIZE: 3262

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundle.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1124987566000
SIZE: 114239

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1124987576000
SIZE: 13806

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1124987576000
SIZE: 12279

I downloaded an older version (4.0.7) It displayed the same message so I deleted the limewire. folder and all it works fine. I downloaded the new version and deleted the limewire. folder and it still hangs. So I have to stick with version (4.0.7) which is better than nothing.

Sabby where the heck did you get your LW from? LW 4.8.1 has not been available from the official site for about 3 months. It sounds to me like you got yours from a scam site. You never know what virii, spyware, adware or other adjustments they've made to LW at scam sites. The official site is http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml & the new version is LW 4.9.29

It's also not healthy having 2 versions of LW on your computer. Particularly when they're totally different versions. LW 4.0.5 is very old & the way it works is different. It may well be clashing with the newer version when you try to launch it. I notice the GUI is not launching b/c of a file clash. Possibly one from the old version.