Gnutella Forums - won't uninstall

hi!
i tried to uninstall limewire by using the control panel feature of windows. when it was finished, it dispalyed the usual "unistallation complete" message.
however, now, everytime i start up my computer it says:

LimeWire version 4.12.6
Java version 1.5.0_07 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows Me v. 4.90 on x86
Free/total memory: 2782208/4128768

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=6
FORCE_IP_ADDRESS=true
WINDOW_X=0
PORT=8246
THEME_FILE=C:\WINDOWS\.limewire\themes\classic_t.. .
TOTAL_CONNECTION_TIME=116058
UPDATE_DELAY=252000020
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=49
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
UPNP_IN_USE=true
INSTALLED=true
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=130
FORCED_IP_ADDRESS_STRING=89.240.66.148
EXTENSIONS_TO_SEARCH_FOR=
AVERAGE_UPTIME=51248
TOTAL_UPTIME=102496
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=2
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=7
CONTENT_AUTHORITIES=fserv1.limewire.com:10000
COUNTRY=US
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1165511721330
APP_WIDTH=1024
SESSIONS=2
SHARE_DOWNLOADED_FILES_IN_NON_SHARED_DIRECTORIES=f alse
FORCED_PORT=8246
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.13.0
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=7.101521E-5
UPDATE_RETRY_DELAY=1800001
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1166472024730
TOTAL_CONNECTIONS=3
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\WINDOWS\Shared
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=300
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=14400001
RUN_ONCE=true
APP_HEIGHT=739
EVIL_HOSTS=BearShare 5.2
FREELOADER_ALLOWED=11
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=C:\WINDOWS\Shared; C:\My Documents\nat...
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=8
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1166611938860
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
CLIENT_ID=0A646285127FB09E3232B3925CA9AB00
THEME_DIR=C:\WINDOWS\.limewire\themes\classic_t...
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=25
CONTENT_MANAGEMENT_ACTIVE=true
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2

FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261552000
SIZE: 12279

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261556000
SIZE: 159744

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261554000
SIZE: 40960

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\WindowsFirewall.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261554000
SIZE: 61440

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261370000
SIZE: 7117582

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261374000
SIZE: 2951044

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261374000
SIZE: 5786

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261378000
SIZE: 307949

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261378000
SIZE: 459988

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261380000
SIZE: 59154

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261380000
SIZE: 355370

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261380000
SIZE: 388504

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261380000
SIZE: 25678

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261382000
SIZE: 741440

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261382000
SIZE: 94430

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261382000
SIZE: 136693

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261384000
SIZE: 255016

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261384000
SIZE: 69306

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261384000
SIZE: 677952

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261386000
SIZE: 630634

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261388000
SIZE: 40064

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261388000
SIZE: 620179

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261390000
SIZE: 152711

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261390000
SIZE: 27215

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261392000
SIZE: 2147687

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1165261394000
SIZE: 207655

C:\PROGRAM FILES\LIMEWIRE\hs_err_pid4294138555.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1166547374000
SIZE: 6350
if anyone understands that!?!?!
at the top of the box, it says "one or more neccessary files appear to be invalid. this is generally cause by a corrupted installation. please try downloading and installing limewire again. if the problem persists, please visit www.limewire.com and click the support link"

but surely i shouldn't have to install it purely to uninstall it?!?!
someone please help!:idea:
cheers