I give up I really have no idea why your setup is so bizarre. Are you getting your LW installers from the official site at http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml

Well, this might be interesting: try this LW installer http://www.mager.org/LimeWire/LimeWire.html

Megimp .. If your installer is turning into an Excell Document it is probable you are not downloading the installer with Safari. IE cannot download the installer correctly. I only noticed that in your last post.. I haven't been following the Saga closely!

Stief. I have a programme called Disk Inventory X from http://www.derlien.com/
No 1 son recomended it to me and I have yet to work out exactly what to do with it, but it may be what you are looking for ... then you can tell me what I can do with it .. since every time I ask my son I forget to ask him

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Installing LimeWire 4.9.23. Java version is:
/Volumes/LimeWire/Install LimeWire.app/Contents/Resources/launchLimeWireInstaller: line 4: java: command not found
sw_vers is:
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.3.9
BuildVersion: 7W98
Copying /Volumes/LimeWire/Install LimeWire.app/Contents/Resources/Install LimeWire.pkg to /tmp/LimeInstallation/2211
A Buckyball Timer threw an exception:
java.lang.IllegalMonitorStateException: current thread not owner
at com.apple.mrj.macos.carbon.CarbonLock.release0(Nat ive Method)
at com.apple.mrj.macos.carbon.CarbonLock.release(Carb onLock.java:43)
at com.apple.buckyball.app.Timer.EventLoopTimer(Timer .java:213)
Oct 15 18:21:55 c-24-5-196-160 /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: *** Warning: ATSUSetFontFallbacks has been deprecated. Use ATSUFontFallbacks objects instead. ***
Oct 15 18:23:16 c-24-5-196-160 Classic[2271]: Classic Startup: More than one system folder on the startup disk.
Installing LimeWire 4.9.23. Java version is:
/Volumes/LimeWire/Install LimeWire.app/Contents/Resources/launchLimeWireInstaller: line 4: java: command not found
sw_vers is:
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.3.9
BuildVersion: 7W98
Copying /Volumes/LimeWire/Install LimeWire.app/Contents/Resources/Install LimeWire.pkg to /tmp/LimeInstallation/2372
CMyVisualizer::StopMessage() called
CMyVisualizer:isable() called
A Buckyball Timer threw an exception:
java.lang.IllegalMonitorStateException: current thread not owner
at com.apple.mrj.macos.carbon.CarbonLock.release0(Nat ive Method)
at com.apple.mrj.macos.carbon.CarbonLock.release(Carb onLock.java:43)
at com.apple.buckyball.app.Timer.EventLoopTimer(Timer .java:213)
Oct 15 19:22:27 c-24-5-196-160 kernel: disk2s2: I/O error.
Now calling PlayerRegisterVisualPluginCMyVisualizer::Enable() called
CMyVisualizer:isable() called
2005-10-15 19:38:17.305 SystemUIServer[389] CPSLaunchAppWithData (/Applications/DVD Player.app, ..)
Oct 15 19:43:41 c-24-5-196-160 /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: *** Warning: ATSUSetFontFallbacks has been deprecated. Use ATSUFontFallbacks objects instead. ***
Installing LimeWire 4.9.23. Java version is:
/Volumes/LimeWire/Install LimeWire.app/Contents/Resources/launchLimeWireInstaller: line 4: java: command not found
sw_vers is:
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.3.9
BuildVersion: 7W98
Copying /Volumes/LimeWire/Install LimeWire.app/Contents/Resources/Install LimeWire.pkg to /tmp/LimeInstallation/2586
A Buckyball Timer threw an exception:
java.lang.IllegalMonitorStateException: current thread not owner
at com.apple.mrj.macos.carbon.CarbonLock.release0(Nat ive Method)
at com.apple.mrj.macos.carbon.CarbonLock.release(Carb onLock.java:43)
at com.apple.buckyball.app.Timer.EventLoopTimer(Timer .java:213)

some of it

Your java is not working (google "buckyball")

Shut down, wait two minutes, restart, then as soon as you hear the startup tone, hold down the shift key. Once you see the grey spinning cog, you can let go.

This is called "Safe Boot mode" and will do a file system repair and check.

Then run Software Update from the Apple Menu.

Repeat until software update says you are up to date, and don't do anything else until complete.

Then run Disk Utility (in your Utilities folder), click on the hard drive icon in Disk Utilities list, and select Repair Permissions. Let it run and don't worry about a dozen or so messages printed there.

Do another safe boot

Do a regular restart

Delete all LimeWire folders, installers, and then go to http://www.mager.org/LimeWire/LimeWire.html and use the http link to download the LimeWire CVS build (4.9.32jum433) with Safari

Open the .dmg and follow the instructions.

It should work now.

[Hobo--that DIX program is rather neat, but not for removing duplicates. Thanks to your son for the link; sounds like an intereting developer]

hi

I decidfd to spend $54 for Spring Cleaning 7.0 from Allume makers of Stuffit Deluxe. it's for the Mac . Apple will sell it to you for $54. and some change

hi stief-

I had to ultimately do an Archive and Install to fix the Java on my system and get the Java based apps working again.
Thanks