WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I'm running vista and I've downloaded lots of files thru mininova but now every time I try to download a file Windows media player pops up and tries to play itThis has effectively disabled my utorrent and I'm pissed and I have tried everything.Who ever gives me the correct solution for this will recieve a new guitar.Help me make Utorrent work again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Someone missed this step when setting up their server.IE sucks sometimes too.http://utorrent.com/faq.php#.C2.B5Torrent_won.27t_open_torrent_files_even_though_I_associated_torrents_with_it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 This isnt helping, none of the topics are relevant. I have really enjoyed using Utorrent but now it seems that I will never be able to use it again. For God sakes someone please help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 right-click and copy the url from the page, then use "add torrent from url" in uT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I'll try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Also, does the problem persist with OpenOffice torrents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I tried your solution but it says invalid torrent file every timeSomeone is going to get a free guitar out of this if they can just help me get this thing to work again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Does the problem persist with OpenOffice torrents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Okay I'm not familiar with OpenOffice, what do I have to do , download it like I did Utorrent?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 click my post above where it says openoffice torrentsChoose 2.4.1 -> windows -> english.Does it try to open in uT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 My computer wont download OpenOffice for some reason, any other ideas?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 How won't it download? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 It goes right into Windows media player, how do I disable WMP ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Torrents going straight into WMP means you did NOT follow the uT won't open torrents even though I associated torrents with it steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 still screwed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Check your windows associations and the associations settings in the browser like the section I specifically linked to says to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 This is so weird, I got it to work and now it doesnt work any more back to square one, still keeps popping into WMPnot sure how to fix associations in vistadrivin me nuts!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 http://filext.com/faq/manage_file_extensions.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 well that didnt work either, I appreciate your help but every time I try to download ANYTHING windows media player rears its ugly head and I guess I'm just cursed..I cant understand why this just started happening today, I never had any problem before! Does Microsoft hate me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Maybe, maybe not.You try system restore to yesterday or the day before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Doesn't Media Player also have something inside of it where you set file associations to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMPsucks Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 OKAY , RESTORING MY SYSTEM TO AN EARLIER VERSION HAS COMPLETELY ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM!! I'm back to normal now and I thank all who helpedESPECIALLY DREADWING KNIGHT !you ,sir, are a true knight of honor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooeylue Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 i have the exact same problem, can somebody explain in detailed steps how to fix the problem, its driving me nuts, thanks a million, i really want to start downloading again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Re-associate .torrent files with µTorrent by opening ut's prefs and clicking the button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prdmmof1 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Another dumb question here.Is it bad to use WMP with torrents?Just curious.Thanks:)~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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