Limewire Help

thegreatmolak · Jun 19, 2007

Whenever I try to start limewire i get this error message. Can anyone tell me how to fix this????

LimeWire version 4.12.11 Pro
Java version 1.6.0_01 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 31484856/33357824

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\The Boy\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSettingsDir(CommonUtils.java:881)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize(Initializer.java:115)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoader.java:49)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\The Boy\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.setUserSettingsDir(CommonUtils.java:792)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSettingsDir(CommonUtils.java:879)
... 7 more

STARTUP ERROR!

FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290216328
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106953120
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106984917
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106985448
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106986354
SIZE: 355370

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\COPYING
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930839
SIZE: 18349

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106987260
SIZE: 388504

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\data.ser
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106931010
SIZE: 358

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\donotremove.htm
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930573
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106928432
SIZE: 12279

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hashes
LAST MODIFIED: 1170107005417
SIZE: 298

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid1348.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182206488859
SIZE: 8538

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid1648.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182210565609
SIZE: 8789

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2124.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290426875
SIZE: 8694

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2200.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182209642750
SIZE: 8693

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2244.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290233015
SIZE: 8691

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2356.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182214776390
SIZE: 8639

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2460.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182289370125
SIZE: 8693

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2760.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182210577703
SIZE: 8696

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2940.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182219534718
SIZE: 8697

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3132.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182210353453
SIZE: 8700

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3500.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182214782687
SIZE: 8694

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3608.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182218997671
SIZE: 8694

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3664.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182209076078
SIZE: 8615

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3672.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182219379687
SIZE: 8695

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3684.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182217249125
SIZE: 8695

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4024.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182289459468
SIZE: 8695

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4132.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182207165265
SIZE: 8461

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4164.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182289913859
SIZE: 8700

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4204.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182217130421
SIZE: 8697

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4212.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182286570546
SIZE: 8697

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4432.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182219555843
SIZE: 8697

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4472.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182207605796
SIZE: 8694

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4592.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182210103406
SIZE: 8696

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4736.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182207263859
SIZE: 8534

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4752.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182206364468
SIZE: 8538

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4756.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182207656640
SIZE: 8694

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4932.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290457281
SIZE: 8694

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5012.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182206297609
SIZE: 8538

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5200.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182214189140
SIZE: 8694

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5344.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182214807171
SIZE: 8698

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5368.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290461296
SIZE: 8696

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5448.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290221734
SIZE: 8698

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5504.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290031562
SIZE: 8725

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5596.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182219387812
SIZE: 8694

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5720.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182210041390
SIZE: 8697

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5868.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182219383703
SIZE: 8696

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5908.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182210275593
SIZE: 8698

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid5976.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182217560171
SIZE: 8692

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid6000.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182219381656
SIZE: 8777

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid6084.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182218609062
SIZE: 8697

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid956.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182217562781
SIZE: 8697

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106987589
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106988589
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106989229
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\install.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290216203
SIZE: 2098

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106989885
SIZE: 136693

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106990682
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106991260
SIZE: 69306

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\language.prop
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290216078
SIZE: 4

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire On Startup.lnk
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290216203
SIZE: 1548

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930385
SIZE: 122880

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930495
SIZE: 92854

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106950479
SIZE: 7174727

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106929604
SIZE: 40960

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106992432
SIZE: 677952

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106931089
SIZE: 7171

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106993495
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundle.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106921635
SIZE: 114566

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106951479
SIZE: 2951044

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106994010
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\pmf.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930667
SIZE: 3262

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106952073
SIZE: 5786

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\root
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290216031
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\SOURCE
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106930932
SIZE: 268

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\spacer.gif
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106931635
SIZE: 49

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106994417
SIZE: 741477

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106995135
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\uninstall.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1182290216328
SIZE: 186020

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\update.ver
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106927573
SIZE: 3810

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106995589
SIZE: 27215

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsFirewall.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106929714
SIZE: 61440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106929948
SIZE: 12808

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106997823
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106998604
SIZE: 207655

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml.war
LAST MODIFIED: 1170106928229
SIZE: 8423

Tedster · Jun 20, 2007

Use of peer to peer software is VERY risky and a conduit for viri. I suggest you delete this program.

Yakob · Jun 28, 2007

if your java is out of date try updating that, or re-install Limewire.

tomrca · Jun 28, 2007

try clean re-install first go TO THIS LOCATION and do a cleanup

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