looking at some of the threads i dont seem to be the only one with this problem

started having problems with LW so i thorght i would uninstall and start again thats when the real problems started keep geting a java warning telling me i have a corrupt installation
when ive uninstalled. doesnt seem to have removed any of the LW filles when i do a search. tryed reinstalling and then uninstalling, dont work.

anybody out there with a solution because the pop up box is really starting to anoy.

im using LW basic on Windows XP Pro

* The way to uninstall LW is go to Start menu >Programs>LW>Uninstall. This only uninstalls what was installed during the installation process. It does not remove the preferences folder or downld/incomplete folders.
* The way to uninstall Java is to use the Add/Remove programs control panel.

It's not uncommon to get corrupt/incomplete installations of Java when installing over the net. For that reason I would recommend getting the "Offline" installer & installing from your computer. Get a link for Java from point #1 here: Fixes for Limewire

To re-install LW, I would also recommend the "Offline" installer. The installer will also uninstall previous LW at the beginning of the installation process.

Oh & re: popup windows for license, you can undo this in your search preferences; see License requirement (click on link)

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this was long winded so bear with me

first, virus wouldn't let me delete LW and kept geting anoying popups

so heres what i did

1. run ada-ware to remove spyware

2.ran a search on limewire in windows search.

3 deleated all the files it would let me.

4. open program files in windows explorer found LW folder

5. changed properties from read only.

6. draged and dropped it on to my desktop

7. deleted its ****.

8. empted the bin.

9. problem solved. thank f**k.

for some reason this was the only combination that worked.

now im thinking twice about LW.

Good one! Good to hear you solved it. I will make note of it to help others.

Sorry I misunderstood your original problem.

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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
640 K [of computer memory] ought be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates (1981)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein
When facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein
"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." -- Frank Zappa
"Tobacco is my favorite vegetable." / "May your sh*t come to life and kiss you on the face." / "Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion?" / "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." / "There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!" / "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." / "The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese." / "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." / "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life." / "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read." -- Frank Zappa
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
The shy can light the dull dark room with life when their eyes mirror their inner sunrise - LOTR