i need help (stuck at 'loading html engine')
 

i have installed limewire and jave when i click on it to start it just says loading html engine i dont know how to get past this. does this always take a real long time? its been like this for about 12 hours!! what do i do??

Reinstall Java. Use the JRE offline installer. Remove your old version of Java before you install the new one.
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Delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used much older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
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This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things.

Now reinstall LW & make sure to use the offline installer (not the recommended one).
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