"Associate with torrent files" button dimmed

[Shanester]

Greetings,

When I open uTorrent and click Options > Preferences > General, I can't click the "Associate with torrent files" button because it is dimmed. How can I fix this?

I would like to begin using the Opera browser, but it doesn't understand magnet links. I was hoping that clicking this button would add the protocol to Windows.

Thanks,
Shane.

[mike20021969]

58 minutes ago, Shanester said:

I can't click the "Associate with torrent files" button because it is dimmed.

This normally happens when uTorrent is already associated with torrent files.

Anyway, this may/may not help (another user having problems with Opera and Magnet links):

https://forum.utorrent.com/topic/77313-how-to-configure-magnet-links-to-use-utorrent/

[Shanester]

Thanks for the link. That topic is now closed so I will post here.

I read the post, and it refers to the following registry key:

Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Magnet\shell\open\command

It says to add this value:

"c:\Program Files (x86)\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe" "%L"

Magnet links are not working in Opera. The value I have in my registry is this:

"C:\Users\Shane\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe" "%1" /SHELLASSOC

The path is correct, but the argument is different. What is the difference between "%L%" and "%1"? And what does the "/shellassoc" do?

Edit: someone in Microsoft Answers says to delete this registry key, and that uTorrent will re-create it correctly when it re-opens.

I wanted to ask before making changes to the registry.

Thanks,
Shane.

[mike20021969]

4 hours ago, Shanester said:

Edit: someone in Microsoft Answers says to delete this registry key, and that uTorrent will re-create it correctly when it re-opens.

I wanted to ask before making changes to the registry.

You can export the key before deleting. (Right-click>Export).

Then you have a copy if you need it.

[Shanester]

I figured it out.

Shane.