I have recently decided to uninstall Limewire because i just don't really like the program that much. When i tired to unistall it a notice keeps coming up that says "One or more necessary files appear to be invalid. This is generally caused by corrupted installation." and then it gives me this long report....

LimeWire version 4.12.6
Java version 1.5.0_09 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 3262224/4128768

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=14
WINDOW_X=109
PORT=44239
TOTAL_CONNECTION_TIME=259683380
LAST_FWT_STATE=true
UPDATE_DELAY=252000020
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=49
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
INSTALLED=true
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=122
AVERAGE_UPTIME=383886
TOTAL_UPTIME=3071094
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=48
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=7
CONTENT_AUTHORITIES=fserv1.limewire.com:10000
COUNTRY=
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1164057650135
SESSIONS=9
NECTIONS=2
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.12.5
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.0020722935
UPDATE_RETRY_DELAY=1800001
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1163197595882
TOTAL_CONNECTIONS=10
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\Christopher...
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=221
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=14400001
RUN_ONCE=true
AVERAGE_CONNECTION_TIME=25968338
APP_HEIGHT=713
EVIL_HOSTS=Bear
CONTENT_USER_MANAGEMENT_ACTIVE=true
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=8
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\Christopher...
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1163991561750
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
CLIENT_ID=60C45796702B1EEC92B1A05B95C59C00
MONITOR_VIEW_ENABLED=false
CONTENT_MANAGEMENT_ACTIVE=true
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=25
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2



FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564090
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443156
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564168
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443218
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564200
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443250
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564262
SIZE: 355370

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-net.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443296
SIZE: 355370

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564309
SIZE: 388504

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443343
SIZE: 388504

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261551091
SIZE: 12279

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564340
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443375
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564403
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443421
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564434
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443453
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564465
SIZE: 136693

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443484
SIZE: 136693

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564496
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443531
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564528
SIZE: 69306

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443562
SIZE: 69306

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261555747
SIZE: 159744

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671563184
SIZE: 7117582

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991442750
SIZE: 7117582

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553326
SIZE: 40960

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564590
SIZE: 677952

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443640
SIZE: 677952

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564653
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443703
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564012
SIZE: 2951044

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443078
SIZE: 2951044

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564684
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443734
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564028
SIZE: 5786

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443093
SIZE: 5786

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564700
SIZE: 620179

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443765
SIZE: 620179

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564731
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443796
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671564762
SIZE: 27215

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991443828
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: 1157671564981
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991444031
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1157671565012
SIZE: 207655

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar.tmp
LAST MODIFIED: 1163991444062
SIZE: 207655

If i exit out of teh box then it just keeps coming up. How can i get this to all go away? I already tried installing and unistalling Limewire once.

If you have uninstalled it via the Control Panel, well, then that wasn't a good idea. Always use the unistall.exe of LW.

What I would do is, first open the Windows Task Manager (press crlt & alt and once on "delete" to open it), then go to the Process tab and look whether there is a limewire.exe process running. If so, force it to end.

Then use the Search function of your computer to find all files remaining from LW by using the search query "limewire". All files that you have found you should delete.

Then go to "START">"Run" and type " regedit ". The registration will open and there you go to "Local Machine">Software and delete the folder called " LimeWire".

That should it be......

If you have, however, uninstalled LW using the uninstall.exe, then my best bet would be that you caught yourself a virus.......
Check your system using any of these programs (I reckon using all of them):
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http://www.grisoft.com(good free AVG)

http://www.ewido.com(>>now called AVG Anti Spyware<< free 30 day trial -the best in my opinion)

http://www.ccleaner.com/download/(free)

Spybot - Search & Destroy (FREE)

If you can't get rid of it go here and get some free computer help:
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