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Kellerman

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Windows 7 and utorrent

Hello all. I'm new here.

Recently i installed windows 7 RTM and i have a problem with uTorrent.

I installed the latest stable build, worked fine EVERYTHING around 1 hour and then when i want to open utorrent it won't OPEN. I just double-click on utorrent.exe ~100 times and it won't open. I even tried with compatibility and run as administrator and didn't worked.

But if i enter from the installation kit, it will enter directly in utorrent. WTF?

I tried to clear everything in my pc which belongs to utorrent, even from the registry or hidden files.

Windows 7 won't be a problem because for some people work just GREAT but not for ME.

Thanx in advance.

sradz113

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

did u stop all the tasks in task manager b4 tryin to reopen? sometimes if i close it and quickly reopen it won't work unless i end process tree in the task manager.. I'm sure this isn't the solution, but i thought i'd give it a shot for ya bro

Kellerman

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

Thanx for the tip, but nop it didn't work. I mean there is not process with utorrent because i can't open it.

sradz113

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

yea i figured as much when you said you were deleting everything lol. what do you mean if you enter from installation kit though? like you try to open the install exe and wat does it do? also, you can probably go about deleting any app data if its a new install of windows and u don't have stuff already up in utorrent... then maybe try to reinstall who knows

Kellerman

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

when i open install.exe (it's utorrent.exe that's how it's called the installer) it will open utorrent not the installation kit. )

sradz113

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

uhhh so you can open utorrent? i'm having trouble understanding here lol sry

Switeck

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

Delete uTorrent's settings files:
http://www.utorrent.com/faq/installation#faq2
Make sure to get the backup settings files too.

Kellerman

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

stradz113, utorrent won't open hiting utorrent.ext (the shortcut) but it will open if i LAUNCH THE INSTALLATION KIT (LOL). So if i launch the setup of utorrent, it will open utorrent not installation of utorrent, lol ... and i can't uninstall utorrent from control panel.

Switeck, i did a clean uninstall and didn't worked. I even deleted that files from app data.

Switeck

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

You've probably still got copies of uTorrent's settings files somewhere and the installation exe is using them. Do a search.
Also try deleting utorrent.ext (the shortcut)...since it doesn't work anyway!

Kellerman

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

I deleted EVERYTHING. I even got a uninstaller tool and deleted everything named utorrent or some items which belongs to utorrent.

1. uninstalled it.
2. clean registry of utorrent.
3. application data

where can be another setting? there is not. I start to belive it's from my windows...but for some people works. And i kinda see that it's not only utorrent with that problem...i have another 1-2 application which won't run anymore. huh

Switeck

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

settings.dat
resume.dat
dht.dat
Do you find those filenames ANYWHERE on your hard drive?
If so, they're probably leftover uTorrent settings...

Kellerman

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

Yes i found them they where in application data which i deleted COMPLETLY the folder utorrent.

Last edited by Kellerman (2009-08-02 22:27:59)

Switeck

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

Then that leaves either hostile (commercial?) software or windows itself is royally messed up.
Done HijackThis and/or Process Explorer lists? (1st link in my signature very last part of last post.)

Kellerman

Member

Re: Windows 7 and utorrent

Yep, windows was the problem. I had a damn stupid virus who played with my applications.

Problem solved ! Thanx everyone for helping me !