langtoftlad Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 First posting so be gentle:After many happy months/years using utorrent various versions always connectible, I noticed today that I was apparently no longer connectibleThe only difference was the installation of WinXP Service Pack3So uninstalled the update and the green connectible icon instantly appeared.I know the basics of torrenting, enough to know about port forwarding, firewalls etc.My speeds have been consistent with or without Service Pack 3But, I don't know what the problem with Service Pack 3 is, or if there is one, just that with it installed then uTorrent reports being un-connectible.As I understand it, the WinXP Service Pack is pretty critical so I will install again and live with utorrent being un-connectible, hoping that someone more technically minded than me will figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 What internet security software do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langtoftlad Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Sunbelt Personal Firewall Kerio 4.5AVG Free Antivirus 8.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Did you uninstall/reinstall kerio after upgrading to SP3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langtoftlad Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Nope However Kerio was reporting throughput both before & after.But will try that - I'm just re-installing Service Pack3 as I assume that is a higher priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 You should uninstall and reinstall Kerio after installing SP3 again. You may still need to switch to another firewall, such as Comodo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langtoftlad Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 ok - SP3 reinstalled and the red icon is back Will uninstall KerioOK - Kerio & AVG uninstalled and no difference - still a red icon but normal transfer rates.So I conclude there is a conflict between utorrent & SP3 at the moment. Possibly, all bit torrent applications as it also seems to apply to Bit Tornado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petero Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Before I installed sp3 on July 6th I have never had a problem with utorrent. Since then I've had crashes on July 7, 10,11,12 and 14. SP3 won't uninstall, so I'm stuck with the problem.I also lost the functionality of my wireless USB connection so am now hardwired into my router.I have Norton Internet Security running (and have had for the last three years) and no other firewall/anti virus program etc.If the problems aren't being caused by SP3, it's a hell of a coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Uninstall NIS and see if it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Uninstall NIS. Many firewalls break with SP3. SP3 is more important than a lame software firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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