Limewire suddenly stopped working.
I get the start screen, but it does not load.
probably a problem with java?

when I open Java from control panel I get:
java virtual machine launcher.... could not find main class.

Did a virus scan.
I reinstalled java (Java 6 upd 5) and Limewire but problem remains.
All other java applications seem to work, except Limewire.

Thanks for help.

What version of LimeWire are you running?

Latest download 4.16

Few more hints:
1) uninstalled LW
2) deleted appdata/roaming/folder
3) installed again
4) if I run it "normally", same problem: LW appears then closes
5) I set properties of LW.exe as Win2K compatibility
6) now it load to 12%, then get first screen with folder options
7) going to next screen, LW reports error in ntdll.dll and closes

I have no more more ideas on what to do.

Another hint:
1) I made a clean install of LW 4.12 (just an older one....)
2) it installs and starts OK
3) I can get to final LW working screen, there I get colour mismatch vista message and pop-up that prog is not installed correctly (usual vista warning)

So I really don't understand what's happening.
My LW (latest one) WAS working.
It stopped suddenly. Can it be related to latest vista patches???

it shouldn't be. I'm running Vista Ultimate on my new Toshiba Laptop and I have Limewire 4.16.6 installed and everything is running perfectly.
Have you altered the screen resolution or anything else in Vista that might have upset Maybe you could try installing the latest non-beta edition which is 4.16.6. Get it from the official LimeWire homepage and install it after you haveuninstalled the previous version (including going into your C:\ directory and deleting any LimeWire folder from there) A good idea is to read as many of the "sticky" posts as you possibly can.
Quite often people have found solutions to their problems somewhere in these posts.
Good Luck!

Thanks, but I gave up!
Dunno what happened, but LW is no more working on my Vista.

I had the same problem and uninstalled java and reinstalled it. I also disabled pop up blocker in windows ie7. Then after that I installed limewire and now it works. One other thing - It changed my color scheme temporarily because its not compatible with Vista aero. Very Strange..... and it still won't install frostwire but I'm happy with my outcome thus far. The funny thing is limewire was working fine then all of the sudden a week or two ago it crashed on startup. Hope this helps.

I'm having the same problem, I have a brand new laptop with Windows Vista.
and just randomly Lime Wire doesn't work.
When I click on it, I get the Lime Wire Image where it is supposed to say it's loading.
Yet it doesn't load, then the image goes away and I get the Java/Lime Wire error message.
I've never had this problem before.
but when I try to open Java, I get a black box that has a flashing white line in the top left-hand corner.
can anyone help me?

Uninstalled java and reinstalled it, through add remove programs. Then uninstall Limewire. Reinstall Java directly from the website and then the same with limewire. I had the same exact problem and I'm not sure what caused it but this fixed it.