Ever since I downloaded limwire my computer went heywire and I tried a fresh re-boot but no way this pops up and halts the install form my windows xp home: My system tray dissapeared, weird stuff i need help
One or more necessary files appear to be invalid. This generally means casued by a corrupted installion. Please try downloading Lime Wire again if the the problem persists, please visit www.limewire.com




LimeWire version 4.12.6
Java version 1.5.0_10 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 2791192/4128768

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=17
WINDOW_X=92
PORT=45791
TOTAL_CONNECTION_TIME=788171
RUN_ON_STARTUP=false
UPDATE_DELAY=252000020
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=49
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
INSTALLED=true
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=122
AVERAGE_UPTIME=13929
TOTAL_UPTIME=13929
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=30
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=7
CONTENT_AUTHORITIES=fserv1.limewire.com:10000
NECTIONS=2
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.13.0
UPDATE_RETRY_DELAY=1800001
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1167795199794
TOTAL_CONNECTIONS=1
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\jjj\Shared
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=130
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=14400001
AVERAGE_CONNECTION_TIME=788171
APP_HEIGHT=734
EVER_SUPERNODE_CAPABLE=true
EVIL_HOSTS=BearShare 5.2
CONTENT_USER_MANAGEMENT_ACTIVE=true
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=8
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\jjj\Shared
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
CLIENT_ID=7491850C34181DEFE77067C93D496300
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=25
CONTENT_MANAGEMENT_ACTIVE=true
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2



FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\limewire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795183669
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\limewire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795184091
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\limewire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795184794
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\limewire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795185747
SIZE: 355370

C:\Program Files\limewire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795186310
SIZE: 388504

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

C:\Program Files\limewire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795186826
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\limewire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795187622
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\limewire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795188138
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\limewire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795188669
SIZE: 136693

C:\Program Files\limewire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795189216
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\limewire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795189732
SIZE: 69306

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

C:\Program Files\limewire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795180841
SIZE: 7117582

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

C:\Program Files\limewire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795190419
SIZE: 677952

C:\Program Files\limewire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795191263
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\limewire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795182576
SIZE: 2951044

C:\Program Files\limewire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795191591
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\limewire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795182966
SIZE: 5786

C:\Program Files\limewire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795191935
SIZE: 620179

C:\Program Files\limewire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795192310
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\limewire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795192638
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: 1167795193232
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\limewire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1167795193607
SIZE: 207655

Greg warpkasper@gmail.com

Try this:

Reinstall Java, use the JRE offline installer & remove your current version of Java before you install the new one. See point 1 below
Fixes for LimeWire

Now delete LW's preferences folder. Make sure LW's properly closed (check in Task Manager) first. That's points 2 & 3 above. If you've only used a recent version of LW, the point 3 location should be all you'll have. But if you've used older versions in the past, there could be a folder in point 2's location as well.

Now reinstall LW & make sure to use the offline installer (not the recommended one). No need to uninstall your first version, it will automatically uninstall when you install a new version.

See how that goes