I installed Limewire a little while back and used it for a couple of weeks, it then appeared to take over my computer. I got a pop-up for Winfix that I must have somehow installed and then both Winfix 2005 and Limewire started opening automatically when I signed on. I even checked off the auto logon feature from Limewire and it appears to have ignored that. I uninstalled both of the yesterday and have been getting a strange message asking me to reinstall it. It seemt a little odd as my computer seems fine and I am concerned about loading a virus if that is possible. Is anyone aware of problems with Limewire. I believe Winfix 2005 is not what it appears.
This is the message I have been getting:
"One or more necessary files appear to be invalid. This is generally caused by a corrupted installation. Please try downloading Limewire again. If the problem persists, please copy and paste the message below and send it to [email protected]. Thank You."
This is the message that they asked me to copy (sorry for the length):
LimeWire version 4.9.25
Java version 1.4.2_03 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 2386624/4128768
com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader$StartupFailedException: invalid update.ver
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.sanityCheck(GUILoader.java:274)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoader.java:40)
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)
STARTUP ERROR!
-- listing properties --
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
APP_HEIGHT=728
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Owner\Co...
CONNECT_ON_STARTUP=false
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1125924935203
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.9.28
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Owner\Sh...
RUN_ONCE=true
COUNTRY=
CHAT_ENABLED=false
UI_LIBRARY_PLAY_LIST_TAB_DIVIDER_LOCATION=456
CLIENT_ID=510588C628C245A2082FA32D8A716A00
DAAP_PASSWORD=chalupa
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
EVER_SUPERNODE_CAPABLE=true
TREE_NODE_PREFIXES=z
SHARE_DOWNLOADED_FILES_IN_NON_SHARED_DIRECTORIES=false
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=26
DAAP_ENABLED=false
TOTAL_UPTIME=57335
DAAP_REQUIRES_PASSWORD=true
AVERAGE_UPTIME=57335
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=24
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=256
APP_WIDTH=1024
INSTALLED=true
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=8
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=122
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1125622211093
UPDATE_DELAY=431999998
WINDOW_Y=0
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=81
WINDOW_X=0
FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357203
SIZE: 307949
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357250
SIZE: 459988
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357281
SIZE: 59154
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357328
SIZE: 311611
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1124674683828
SIZE: 12279
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid1756.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482739906
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2096.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120480727937
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2136.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120439056828
SIZE: 8544
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2156.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120439075437
SIZE: 8414
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2176.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482756281
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2216.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120480720140
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2656.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120480711218
SIZE: 5576
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2696.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482878031
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2796.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120438903828
SIZE: 7238
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2824.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482858656
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2852.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482890703
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2924.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120439092375
SIZE: 7237
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2984.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482881671
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3156.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120472249593
SIZE: 7914
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3220.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482899843
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3268.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120439110062
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3280.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482732890
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3428.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120480733171
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3612.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482746000
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3804.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482728140
SIZE: 5227
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3836.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120480748203
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid388.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482769031
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3924.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120439035546
SIZE: 8356
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid3948.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120480723546
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid4064.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482774093
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid408.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482852265
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid796.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1120482885000
SIZE: 5577
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357343
SIZE: 25678
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357406
SIZE: 741440
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357437
SIZE: 94430
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357468
SIZE: 136693
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357500
SIZE: 255016
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357515
SIZE: 69306
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1124674684328
SIZE: 81920
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357000
SIZE: 6011866
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1124674683953
SIZE: 40960
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\logicrypto.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357546
SIZE: 227510
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357593
SIZE: 630634
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357125
SIZE: 2654853
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357609
SIZE: 40064
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357156
SIZE: 5964
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357640
SIZE: 433585
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357656
SIZE: 152711
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357671
SIZE: 27215
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1124674683984
SIZE: 12808
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357812
SIZE: 2147687
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1124683357843
SIZE: 207655
Edited by cgb1234, 07 September 2005 - 05:46 PM.