ok im runnin windows 98se with latest java update (J2SE runtime environment 5.0 update 2) with limewire 4.8.1 on a hewlett packard pavilion 8624 series and whenevr i open limewire it freezes me up. im still able to move the mouse pointer around the screen but nuthin..and i mean nuthin..not even start butn... wil respond to the mouse... i was runnin limewire same version before with no probs but i had to reformat pc then i updated java and thats wen all this crap started happenin. am i gunna hafta reformat agen? coz i tel ya if we cant figure this out im goin bak to kazaa lite.

How much ram do you have?
Try deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Fixes for Limewire

u dun wana no how much rams i got...lol its buga all... 64 meg but i was runin limey without a prob b4 gots sum nice mp3's but now it aint gunna go for me... i cant upgrade ram coz its a hp piece of crap but i aint got much on it sinc reformat neway... resources are fine... wot if i uninstall java and get an older version from yahoo games seein as its only happend sinc i upgraded that?

Uninstall the previous Java version using Add/Remove programs control panel. Then use Java 1.4.2 found here: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html (Choose the JRE)

will give it a go thanx 4 bein on at the rite time i will be on for a wile longer tryin to fix this hasl if u wanna hang around ill let ya know how it goes and see

I'm surprised you can get LW to run on 64 MB ram which also needs to cater for the operating system. I wouldn't recommend you use LW's media player & don't use the resume/find more sources button on more than one or 2 files at once.

i dont use limeys player and i dont use resume unles i absolutly hafta and then its only with great caution and like once a blue moon

havent herd bout my problem with yahoo pool and that version of java u guv me lotr gess ur not really worried by it.. i understand u prolly got heaps betta things to do with ur time...lol thats cool if u do manage to figure sumthin out lemme know.