Also delete your LW preferences whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Point #2 & 3 in Fixes for Limewire (sample image included at bottom of page.)

Well it could be a Windows Problem (Too many viruses/trojans)

Or a rip off problem (Scam sites)

Or a not compatiable o.s. version (windows 3.2.1., windows 95, windows 98/Se)

just recently reformatted my pc and updated all the files and when i tried to run limewire it crashes and this is what i think the error file listed for the problems


#
# An unexpected error has been detected by Java Runtime Environment:
#
# EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x6d0effc7, pid=3864, tid=3240
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.6.0_01-b06 mixed mode, sharing)
# Problematic frame:
# C [awt.dll+0xeffc7]
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error Reporting Page
#

--------------- T H R E A D ---------------

Current thread (0x014f1c00): JavaThread "main" [_thread_in_native, id=3240]

siginfo: ExceptionCode=0xc0000005, reading address 0x00000004

Registers:
EAX=0x00000000, EBX=0x00010001, ECX=0x7ffdf000, EDX=0x0157fe6c
ESP=0x0013c2cc, EBP=0x00000000, ESI=0x0158046c, EDI=0x00000000
EIP=0x6d0effc7, EFLAGS=0x00010296

Top of Stack: (sp=0x0013c2cc)
0x0013c2cc: 00010001 00000001 00000038 00000003
0x0013c2dc: 00000001 6d1515f4 0013c520 00010001
0x0013c2ec: 0013c530 00010001 0013c850 7c342151
0x0013c2fc: 6d0f00fa 0013c520 00010001 7376154c
0x0013c30c: 00000000 7377df99 0013c520 0013c38c
0x0013c31c: 0013c36c 00000000 00010001 0157fea8
0x0013c32c: 7c901005 00000001 00000001 00000004
0x0013c33c: 20746c75 000002d8 00000000 6d0f0050

Instructions: (pc=0x6d0effc7)
0x6d0effb7: 89 6e 2c 89 6e 0c 89 6e 30 e8 8b f0 03 00 8b f8
0x6d0effc7: 8b 47 04 83 c4 20 83 f8 ff 75 48 55 8b cf e8 c6


Stack: [0x00040000,0x00140000), sp=0x0013c2cc, free space=1008k
Native frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code, C=native code)
C [awt.dll+0xeffc7]

[error occurred during error reporting, step 120, id 0xc0000005]

Java frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code)
j sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment.initDisplay()V+0
j sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment.initDisplayWrappe r()V+10
j sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment.<clinit>()V+6
v ~StubRoutines::call_stub
j sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.<clinit>()V+16
v ~StubRoutines::call_stub
j java.lang.Class.forName0(Ljava/lang/String;ZLjava/lang/ClassLoaderLjava/lang/Class;+0
j java.lang.Class.forName(Ljava/lang/StringLjava/lang/Class;+5
j java.awt.Toolkit*****run()Ljava/lang/Object;+13
v ~StubRoutines::call_stub
j java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Ljava/security/PrivilegedActionLjava/lang/Object;+0
j java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit()Ljava/awt/Toolkit;+16
j com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.showInitialSplash( )Ljava/awt/Frame;+69
j com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main([Ljava/lang/StringV+73
v ~StubRoutines::call_stub

--------------- P R O C E S S ---------------

Java Threads: ( => current thread )
0x01523000 JavaThread "Low Memory Detector" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2280]
0x01521c00 JavaThread "CompilerThread0" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=348]
0x01520800 JavaThread "Signal Dispatcher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2960]
0x01519800 JavaThread "Finalizer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2888]
0x01518800 JavaThread "Reference Handler" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2220]
=>0x014f1c00 JavaThread "main" [_thread_in_native, id=3240]

Other Threads:
0x0150f400 VMThread [id=2652]
0x0153dc00 WatcherThread [id=704]

VM state:not at safepoint (normal execution)

VM Mutex/Monitor currently owned by a thread: None

Heap
def new generation total 2304K, used 445K [0x20060000, 0x202d0000, 0x20a30000)
eden space 2112K, 21% used [0x20060000, 0x200cf418, 0x20270000)
from space 192K, 0% used [0x20270000, 0x20270000, 0x202a0000)
to space 192K, 0% used [0x202a0000, 0x202a0000, 0x202d0000)
tenured generation total 30272K, used 0K [0x20a30000, 0x227c0000, 0x28060000)
the space 30272K, 0% used [0x20a30000, 0x20a30000, 0x20a30200, 0x227c0000)
compacting perm gen total 12288K, used 71K [0x28060000, 0x28c60000, 0x2c060000)
the space 12288K, 0% used [0x28060000, 0x28071f48, 0x28072000, 0x28c60000)
ro space 8192K, 62% used [0x2c060000, 0x2c55e4e8, 0x2c55e600, 0x2c860000)
rw space 12288K, 52% used [0x2c860000, 0x2cea0e78, 0x2cea1000, 0x2d460000)

Dynamic libraries:
0x00400000 - 0x0041f000 C:\Internet\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
0x7c900000 - 0x7c9b0000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
0x7c800000 - 0x7c8f4000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
0x77f60000 - 0x77fd6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
0x77dd0000 - 0x77e6b000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
0x77e70000 - 0x77f01000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
0x77f10000 - 0x77f57000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
0x7e410000 - 0x7e4a0000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
0x77c10000 - 0x77c68000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
0x71ab0000 - 0x71ac7000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
0x71aa0000 - 0x71aa8000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
0x5cb70000 - 0x5cb96000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ShimEng.dll
0x71590000 - 0x71604000 C:\WINDOWS\AppPatch\AcLayers.DLL
0x7c9c0000 - 0x7d1d5000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
0x774e0000 - 0x7761d000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
0x769c0000 - 0x76a73000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USERENV.dll
0x73000000 - 0x73026000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
0x6f880000 - 0x6fa4a000 C:\WINDOWS\AppPatch\AcGenral.DLL
0x76b40000 - 0x76b6d000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
0x77120000 - 0x771ac000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll
0x77be0000 - 0x77bf5000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll
0x77c00000 - 0x77c08000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll
0x5ad70000 - 0x5ada8000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\UxTheme.dll
0x76390000 - 0x763ad000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.DLL
0x773d0000 - 0x774d3000 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2982_x-ww_ac3f9c03\comctl32.dll
0x5d090000 - 0x5d12a000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll
0x77fe0000 - 0x77ff1000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Secur32.dll
0x10000000 - 0x10055000 C:\Program Files\Agnitum\Outpost Firewall\wl_hook.dll
0x6d7c0000 - 0x6da07000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\client\jvm.dll
0x7c340000 - 0x7c396000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSVCR71.dll
0x6d310000 - 0x6d318000 C:\PROGRA~1\Java\JRE16~1.0_0\bin\hpi.dll
0x6d770000 - 0x6d77c000 C:\PROGRA~1\Java\JRE16~1.0_0\bin\verify.dll
0x6d3b0000 - 0x6d3cf000 C:\PROGRA~1\Java\JRE16~1.0_0\bin\java.dll
0x6d7b0000 - 0x6d7bf000 C:\PROGRA~1\Java\JRE16~1.0_0\bin\zip.dll
0x6d000000 - 0x6d1c3000 C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\awt.dll
0x73760000 - 0x737a9000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ddraw.dll
0x73bc0000 - 0x73bc6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DCIMAN32.dll

VM Arguments:
jvm_args: -Xss64k -Xms32m -Xminf0.10 -Xmaxf0.25 -Xmx128m -Dorg.apache.commons.logging.Log=org.apache.commons .logging.impl.NoOpLog -Djava.net.preferIPv6Addresses=false -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -DLIMEWIRE_PREFS_DIR="C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Massa\Application Data"
java_command: LimeWire.jar
Launcher Type: generic

Environment Variables:
PATH=C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\ WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WBEM;C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\;C:\Program Files\the gimp\bin
USERNAME=Paul Massa
OS=Windows_NT
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 10 Stepping 0, AuthenticAMD



--------------- S Y S T E M ---------------

OS: Windows 98 Build 67766446

CPU:total 1 family 6, cmov, cx8, fxsr, mmx, sse, mmxext, 3dnowext, 3dnow

Memory: 4k page, physical 1048052k(629936k free), swap 2522320k(2088316k free)

vm_info: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.6.0_01-b06) for windows-x86, built on Mar 14 2007 00:24:02 by "java_re" with unknown MS VC++:1310
LimeWire version 4.12.11 Pro
Java version 1.6.0_01 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 4187624/5177344

com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader$StartupFailed Exception: .\hashes (The system cannot find the file specified)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.sanityCheck(G UILoader.java:296)
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!




FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Internet\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1179934937671
SIZE: 0

C:\Internet\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106953000
SIZE: 307949

C:\Internet\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106984000
SIZE: 459988

C:\Internet\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106985000
SIZE: 59154

C:\Internet\LimeWire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106986000
SIZE: 355370

C:\Internet\LimeWire\COPYING
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930000
SIZE: 18349

C:\Internet\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106987000
SIZE: 388504

C:\Internet\LimeWire\data.ser
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106931000
SIZE: 358

C:\Internet\LimeWire\donotremove.htm
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930000
SIZE: 0

C:\Internet\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106928000
SIZE: 12279

C:\Internet\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3864.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1180198601046
SIZE: 7406

C:\Internet\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106987000
SIZE: 25678

C:\Internet\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106988000
SIZE: 741440

C:\Internet\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106989000
SIZE: 94430

C:\Internet\LimeWire\install.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1179599979000
SIZE: 1858

C:\Internet\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106989000
SIZE: 136693

C:\Internet\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106990000
SIZE: 255016

C:\Internet\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106991000
SIZE: 69306

C:\Internet\LimeWire\language.prop
LAST MODIFIED: 1179599978000
SIZE: 4

C:\Internet\LimeWire\LimeWire On Startup.lnk
LAST MODIFIED: 1179599979000
SIZE: 1497

C:\Internet\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930000
SIZE: 122880

C:\Internet\LimeWire\LimeWire.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930000
SIZE: 92854

C:\Internet\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106950000
SIZE: 7174727

C:\Internet\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106929000
SIZE: 40960

C:\Internet\LimeWire\log.txt
LAST MODIFIED: 1136185851000
SIZE: 0

C:\Internet\LimeWire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106992000
SIZE: 677952

C:\Internet\LimeWire\log4j.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106931000
SIZE: 7171

C:\Internet\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106993000
SIZE: 630634

C:\Internet\LimeWire\MessagesBundle.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106921000
SIZE: 114566

C:\Internet\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106951000
SIZE: 2951044

C:\Internet\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106994000
SIZE: 40064

C:\Internet\LimeWire\pmf.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930000
SIZE: 3262

C:\Internet\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106952000
SIZE: 5786

C:\Internet\LimeWire\root
LAST MODIFIED: 1179934937687
SIZE: 0

C:\Internet\LimeWire\SOURCE
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930000
SIZE: 268

C:\Internet\LimeWire\spacer.gif
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106931000
SIZE: 49

C:\Internet\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106994000
SIZE: 741477

C:\Internet\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106995000
SIZE: 152711

C:\Internet\LimeWire\uninstall.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1179599979000
SIZE: 186020

C:\Internet\LimeWire\update.ver
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106927000
SIZE: 3810

C:\Internet\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106995000
SIZE: 27215

C:\Internet\LimeWire\WindowsFirewall.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106929000
SIZE: 61440

C:\Internet\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106929000
SIZE: 12808

C:\Internet\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106997000
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Internet\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106998000
SIZE: 207655

C:\Internet\LimeWire\xml.war
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106928000
SIZE: 8423

anyone get the same problem with a solution?
and this is the report i got as well

You could try using the previous version of Java. Some people have had trouble with the most recent version. Link in this post:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=36420

Good Luck

Dan

1-LW is not a usefull programme!!!

2-LW is a very complicated programme when Install time!!

and so on.........

So in this respect,first of all the LW Firms has to change of their
install-system n also to be fixed a lot of "BUGS"
As it seems that LW comes to lot of peoples "Headche"(be accept
this LW Admins!! pls)

Finally LW Firm to work hard fr good programme,instead this FATAL
LW programme!!
Good luck n I never try again this stupid LW(until if they fixed
n easy-way to install)
Regards++

My new limewire give me the "can't start, firewall/loopback" crap. It worked fine until I got the new version, and I can't get the old one.