I've downloaded limewire version 4.4.1 and i get these 2 error messages when i try to run it. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling java and limewire several times, but that doesn't work. I keep getting the error messages. The first one it says is an 'internal error', and the second one says 'fatal error'. Here are the reviews for both of them. It would be great if you could help me out.

Here's what the review for the internal error says:

LimeWire version 4.4.1
Java version 1.5.0_01 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 995232/5492736

java.lang.NullPointerException
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.minimumSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.layoutContainer(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.layout(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.doLayout(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validate(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator$2.run(GUIMe diator.java:346)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.UpgradeWindow.showProDi alog(UpgradeWindow.java:216)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator.showDialogs ForFirstVisibility(GUIMediator.java:373)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator.access$100( GUIMediator.java:67)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator$3.run(GUIMe diator.java:360)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)


Detail: Uncaught event-thread error.

-- listing session information --
Current thread: AWT-EventQueue-0
Active Threads: 11

-- listing threads --
main: 1
Image Animator 0: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
AWT-Windows: 1
Timer-0: 1
Image Fetcher 1: 1
Image Fetcher 2: 1
Java2D Disposer: 1
Thread-8: 1
TimerQueue: 1


-- listing properties --
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
APP_HEIGHT=588
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.02928416
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1106980957471
SESSIONS=148
INCOMPLETE_PURGE_TIME=0
RUN_ONCE=true
COUNTRY=
SHOW_TOTD=false
CLIENT_ID=9D72B4572BAE4759FFFE75EEC470C000
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1106697127154
FREELOADER_ALLOWED=10
DISABLE_SUPERNODE_MODE=true
TOTAL_UPTIME=805178
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
PLAYER_ENABLED=false
INSTALLED=true
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1106586089037
OOB_ENABLED=false
WINDOW_Y=142
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
WINDOW_X=114

Here's the fatal error:

LimeWire version 4.4.1
Java version 1.5.0_01 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 399072/5349376

FATAL ERROR!

java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.awt.Dimension.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicProgressBarUI.getPrefe rredSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicProgressBarUI.getMinim umSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.minimumSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.minimumSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.minimumSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.preferredLayoutSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.preferredSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.getPreferredSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getPreferredSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.minimumSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.layoutContainer(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.layout(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.doLayout(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validate(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator$1.run(GUIMe diator.java:331)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)


-- listing session information --
Current thread: AWT-EventQueue-0
Active Threads: 12

-- listing threads --
Image Fetcher 3: 1
main: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
AWT-Windows: 1
Image Fetcher 1: 1
Timer-0: 1
Image Fetcher 2: 1
Java2D Disposer: 1
Thread-8: 1
Image Fetcher 0: 1
TimerQueue: 1


-- listing properties --
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
APP_HEIGHT=588
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.02928416
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1106980957471
SESSIONS=148
INCOMPLETE_PURGE_TIME=0
RUN_ONCE=true
COUNTRY=
SHOW_TOTD=false
CLIENT_ID=9D72B4572BAE4759FFFE75EEC470C000
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1106697127154
FREELOADER_ALLOWED=10
DISABLE_SUPERNODE_MODE=true
TOTAL_UPTIME=805178
PORT=6348
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
PLAYER_ENABLED=false
INSTALLED=true
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1106586089037
OOB_ENABLED=false
WINDOW_Y=142
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
WINDOW_X=114

yea, i am getting the same thing. I just installed the latest version of java, jde 5.0. and then I got this error message. Please let me know if you have fixed the problem.

We're looking into what's causing this... but don't know why it's happening right now.

We added some stuff in LimeWire 4.4.5 that we hoped would get rid of it, but it didn't seem to help.

LimeWire 4.5 is going to contain some more things that should hopefully solve this.

I am getting the same error .. reinstalling java/LW doesn't help either :[

If anyone finds a fix, plz email nogblaze@hotmail.com