hi. newb w/a problem (error after installation)

so first off id like to say hi. my name is kisa or delighla, which ever you prefer.
im having trouble downloading the new version of limewire. at first it said that my current version was still running, and it wasnt. so then to eliminate the problem i uninstalled it. but it still said that it was still running. and then it says something about an error opening a file....and if i install it anyway i get this at the end of instalation:

LimeWire version 4.12.6
Java version 1.5.0_08 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 3270232/4128768
com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader$StartupFailed Exception: invalid update.ver
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.sanityCheck(G UILoader.java:278)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:48)
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:44)
STARTUP ERROR!
-- listing properties --
WINDOW_Y=152
WINDOW_X=244
PORT=48641
TOTAL_CONNECTION_TIME=578340
LAST_FWT_STATE=true
UPDATE_DELAY=25200001
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=49
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
INSTALLED=true
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=121
AVERAGE_UPTIME=8796145
TOTAL_UPTIME=8796145
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=3
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=4
CONTENT_AUTHORITIES=fserv1.limewire.com:10000
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1193525298062
APP_WIDTH=788
SESSIONS=2
UPDATE_MIN_ATTEMPTS=1999
UI_LIBRARY_PLAY_LIST_TAB_DIVIDER_LOCATION=256
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.13.15
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.44114435
UPDATE_RETRY_DELAY=1800001
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1193258476375
TOTAL_CONNECTIONS=27
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\samie\Shared
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=67
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=14400001
RUN_ONCE=true
AVERAGE_CONNECTION_TIME=21420
APP_HEIGHT=565
EVIL_HOSTS=BearShare 5.2
DAAP_ENABLED=false
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=8
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\samie\Shared
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
CLIENT_ID=FFBCE76CFD478F5693B95892CA5B2C00
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=10
CONTENT_MANAGEMENT_ACTIVE=true
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2

FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1193526149734
SIZE: 0
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563671
SIZE: 307949
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563734
SIZE: 459988
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563765
SIZE: 59154
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563812
SIZE: 355370
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\COPYING
LAST MODIFIED: 1190038756156
SIZE: 18349
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563859
SIZE: 388504
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\data.ser
LAST MODIFIED: 1190038756234
SIZE: 358
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261551091
SIZE: 12279
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563890
SIZE: 25678
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563953
SIZE: 741440
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563984
SIZE: 94430
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\install.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1193526149703
SIZE: 2363
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564015
SIZE: 136693
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564062
SIZE: 255016
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564093
SIZE: 69306
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\language.prop
LAST MODIFIED: 1193526143468
SIZE: 4
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\lib
LAST MODIFIED: 1193526149765
SIZE: 0
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire On Startup.lnk
LAST MODIFIED: 1193526149703
SIZE: 1540
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261555747
SIZE: 159744
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1190038754453
SIZE: 25214
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563265
SIZE: 7117582
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\limewire.m3u
LAST MODIFIED: 1173313373380
SIZE: 2057
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553326
SIZE: 40960
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564171
SIZE: 677952
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564234
SIZE: 630634
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563609
SIZE: 2951044
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564265
SIZE: 40064
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\pmf.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1190038755250
SIZE: 3262
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524563625
SIZE: 5786
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\root
LAST MODIFIED: 1193526143453
SIZE: 0
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\SOURCE
LAST MODIFIED: 1190038756203
SIZE: 273
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\spacer.gif
LAST MODIFIED: 1190038756609
SIZE: 49
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564312
SIZE: 620179
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564343
SIZE: 152711
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\uninstall.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1193526149718
SIZE: 125685
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\unpack.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1193526149593
SIZE: 14522
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564359
SIZE: 27215
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsFirewall.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553404
SIZE: 61440
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553451
SIZE: 12808
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564562
SIZE: 2147687
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167524564593
SIZE: 207655
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml.war
LAST MODIFIED: 1190038751500
SIZE: 16917


please help. i need music!(and im too poor to go buy it. lol)

Hi kisa,


Did you uninstall thru add/remove programs? That can cause problems. The right way to uninstall is via start > all programs > limewire > use the uninstall option there.

Close LW & make sure it's properly closed...check in task manager (ctrl/alt/del). If there's a LW process running, end the process. Now uninstall LW. After that, use your computer's search to look for all files & folders with limewire in the name & delete what you find.

Your Java version's a bit old, try updating it to this version. Download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions (via add/remove progs) before you install this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

Once that's done, reinstall LW & make sure to use the offline installer (when you click to download LW, cancel the dialog box that pops up & you'll see the option to download the offline installer).