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I have been experiencing a freezing problem with µtorrent 1.8.3.

I do not recall the problem happening with 1.8.2, and I haven't used 1.8.3, simply updated the last time I opened it to check my settings for a friend.

The problem happens shortly after running µtorrent and seems to re-happen every now and then at random. When it does, in the task manager, the utorrent.exe process does not seem to get any spike in CPU use or memory use.

When I say "freeze", I mean the program will stop responding and become unusable. This happens with AND without torrents running and with AND without torrents actually in µtorrent list.

When it stops responding, if I end the task using the task manager, the utorrent.exe process will stay there for a good minute or two (haven't exactly sat down to count exactly how many seconds it stays there) prior to disappearing.

I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit w/ SP2. My locale is US english although I used to have a French MUI installed. OS is up to date.

Here's a log of HijackThis! (although I doubt it will serve a purpose)

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 03:52:51, on 2009-07-09
Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer\DeathAdder\razerhid.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgnt.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Toddler Keys\Toddler Keys.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\KatMouse\KatMouse.exe
C:\Sentinel Web\Sentinel.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ctxfihlp.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer\DeathAdder\razerofa.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CTXFISPI.EXE
C:\Program Files\WindowSpace\wspace32.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@home\Folding@home-gpu\Folding@home.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@home\Folding@home-gpu 2\Folding@home.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\winamp.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@Home Windows SMP\mpiexec.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@Home Windows SMP\smpd.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@Home Windows SMP\Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\HoeKey\HoeKey.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Miranda IM\miranda32.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@Home Windows SMP\mpiexec.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@Home Windows SMP\smpd.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@Home Windows SMP\FahCore_a1.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@Home Windows SMP\FahCore_a1.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@Home Windows SMP\FahCore_a1.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@Home Windows SMP\FahCore_a1.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\polobunny\Application Data\Folding@home-gpu 2\FahCore_14.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\FahMon\fahmon.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\uTorrent\utorrent.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\polobunny\Application Data\Folding@home-gpu\FahCore_11.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = 127.0.0.1:8118
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe
O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
O2 - BHO: LastPass Browser Helper Object - {95D9ECF5-2A4D-4550-BE49-70D42F71296E} - C:\Program Files (x86)\LastPass\LPBar.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: LastPass Toolbar - {9f6b5cc3-5c7b-4b5c-97af-19dec1e380e5} - C:\Program Files (x86)\LastPass\LPBar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DeathAdder] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer\DeathAdder\razerhid.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avgnt] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgnt.exe" /min /nosplash
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UPSMON] C:\Sentinel Web\Sentinel.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CTxfiHlp] CTXFIHLP.EXE
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Taskix] C:\Program Files (x86)\Taskix\Taskix64.exe start
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ehTray.exe] C:\Windows\ehome\ehTray.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WindowSpace] "C:\Program Files\WindowSpace\wspace64.exe" /startup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\RunOnce: [Shockwave Updater] C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Adobe\SHOCKW~1\SWHELP~1.EXE -Update -1103472 -"Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; fr; rv:1.9.1) Gecko/20090624 Firefox/3.5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)" -"http://obamapostermaker.com/"
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CtxfiReg] CTXFIREG.exe /FAIL2 (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CtxfiReg] CTXFIREG.exe /FAIL2 (User 'Default user')
O4 - Startup: HoeKey.lnk = C:\Program Files (x86)\HoeKey\HoeKey.exe
O4 - Startup: KatMouse.lnk = C:\Program Files (x86)\KatMouse\KatMouse.exe
O4 - Global Startup: DynDNS Updater Tray Icon.lnk = C:\Program Files (x86)\DynDNS Updater\DynTray.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Toddler Keys.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: LastPass - file://C:\Program Files (x86)\LastPass\context.html?cmd=lastpass
O8 - Extra context menu item: LastPass Fill Forms - file://C:\Program Files (x86)\LastPass\context.html?cmd=fillforms
O8 - Extra context menu item: Remplissage de Formulaire LastPass - file://C:\Program Files (x86)\LastPass\context.html?cmd=fillforms
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O23 - Service: Application Layer Gateway Service (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Avira AntiVir Scheduler (AntiVirSchedulerService) - Avira GmbH - C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\sched.exe
O23 - Service: Avira AntiVir Guard (AntiVirService) - Avira GmbH - C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avguard.exe
O23 - Service: Service d'état ASP.NET (aspnet_state) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_state.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Creative Audio Service (CTAudSvcService) - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Shared Files\CTAudSvc.exe
O23 - Service: @dfsrres.dll,-101 (DFSR) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\DFSR.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: DynDNS Updater - Dynamic Network Services, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\DynDNS Updater\DynUpSvc.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Acresso Software Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service 64 - Acresso Software Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService64.exe
O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Process Monitor (LVPrcS64) - Logitech Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVMVFM\LVPrcSrv.exe
O23 - Service: MPICH2 Process Manager, Argonne National Lab (mpich2_smpd) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@Home Windows SMP\smpd.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: OPTISAFEService - Unknown owner - C:\Sentinel Web\OPTISAFE_Service.Exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\SLsvc.exe,-101 (slsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\SLsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service (Stereo Service) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nvSCPAPISvr.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect.exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds.exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wbengine.exe,-104 (wbengine) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)

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End of file - 9530 bytes

As you can see, I am running two instances of Folding@Home GPU client on 2 video cards. I am also running 1 instance of Folding@Home SMP client. OptiSAFE Sentinel is my UPS program & service. Toddlerkeys is a program to lock the keyboard and mouse so the cat doesn't randomly type while I am away. Katmouse is a program to enable universal scrolling for windows not focused. Both CTX* programs are Creative Labs program, part of the X-Fi drivers. Both razer* programs are part of the Razer drivers for my mouse. wspace32.exe is a desktop management solution to enable window snapping and others. HoeKey.exe is a hotkey program. Taskix is a program to enable re-organization of task in taskbar. miranda32.exe is my multi-protocol IM client.

The rest of the applications should be self explicative.

I do not know why exactly HijackThis! reports so many missing files, but I can assure you that the files are present and not corrupted.

I stripped two personal programs from the list, hence why the size of the log won't match with the final line "End of file - 9530 bytes". They do not impede µtorrent functionality as they ran prior when using 1.8.2 and as µtorrent 1.8.3 also freezes when I am not using them.

Cheers, hopefully someone somewhere has an answer. Honestly i'd go back to 1.8.2, but I don't believe I kept a copy.

Go figure, it would be easier for archiving if the utorrent build would be named utorrent-1.8.3.exe instead of utorrent.exe. Not thinking I'd run into problems, I have simply overwritten my "backup" copy of 1.8.2. Doh!

Edit: Adding Process Explorer information

Doesn't seem to share any personal information, here's the log

Process    PID    CPU    Description    Company Name
System Idle Process 0
csrss.exe 556 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation
wininit.exe 608 Windows Start-Up Application Microsoft Corporation
csrss.exe 2920 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation
winlogon.exe 4412 Windows Logon Application Microsoft Corporation
explorer.exe 5132 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation
MSASCui.exe 5280 Windows Defender User Interface Microsoft Corporation
LCDMon.exe 2632 Logitech LCD Manager Logitech Inc.
Taskix64.exe 1584 Robust IT
ehtray.exe 5352 Media Center Tray Applet Microsoft Corporation
wspace64.exe 6664 WindowSpace (64-bit) NTWind Software
wspace32.exe 3568 WindowSpace (32-bit) NTWind Software
Toddler Keys.exe 5448
KatMouse.exe 2696
wmpnscfg.exe 5788 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application Microsoft Corporation
Folding@home.exe 6096
FahCore_11.exe 8228 4.51
Folding@home.exe 6504
FahCore_11.exe 2956 1.50
winamp.exe 5628 Winamp Nullsoft
miranda32.exe 4320 Miranda IM
fahmon.exe 3972
Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe 6000
mpiexec.exe 3192
firefox.exe 8368 Firefox Mozilla Corporation
procexp.exe 2328 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
procexp64.exe 3688 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
utorrent.exe 6992 µTorrent BitTorrent, Inc.
razerhid.exe 7012 razerhid MFC Application
avgnt.exe 3724 Antivirus System Tray Tool Avira GmbH
Sentinel.exe 5456
Ctxfihlp.exe 3640 CTXfiHlp MFC Application Creative Technology Ltd
mpiexec.exe 6472
HoeKey.exe 5644 System-wide hotkey utility bCheck
splwow64.exe 6424 Thunking Spooler APIS from 32 to 64 Process Microsoft Corporation

Process: utorrent.exe Pid: 6992

Name Description Company Name Version
ADVAPI32.dll Advanced Windows 32 Base API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
CLBCatQ.DLL COM+ Configuration Catalog Microsoft Corporation 2001.12.6931.18000
COMCTL32.dll User Experience Controls Library Microsoft Corporation 6.10.6002.18005
comdlg32.dll Common Dialogs DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
dhcpcsvc.DLL DHCP Client Service Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
dhcpcsvc6.DLL DHCPv6 Client Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
DnsApi.dll DNS Client API DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
dwmapi.dll Microsoft Desktop Window Manager API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
FirewallAPI.dll Windows Firewall API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
GDI32.dll GDI Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
IMM32.DLL Multi-User Windows IMM32 API Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
Iphlpapi.dll IP Helper API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
KatMouseS.dll Shell Hook 1.0.0.4
kernel32.dll Windows NT BASE API Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
locale.nls
locale.nls
LPK.DLL Language Pack Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
MSCTF.dll MSCTF Server DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
msctf.dll.mui MSCTF Server DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386
msi.dll Windows Installer Microsoft Corporation 4.5.6002.18005
msiltcfg.dll Windows Installer Configuration API Stub Microsoft Corporation 4.0.6000.16386
msvcrt.dll Windows NT CRT DLL Microsoft Corporation 7.0.6002.18005
mswsock.dll Microsoft Windows Sockets 2.0 Service Provider Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
napinsp.dll E-mail Naming Shim Provider Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
NLAapi.dll Network Location Awareness 2 Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
npmproxy.dll Network List Manager Proxy Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386
NSI.dll NSI User-mode interface DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
ntdll.dll NT Layer DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
ntdll.dll NT Layer DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
ole32.dll Microsoft OLE for Windows Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
oleaut32.dll Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
pnrpnsp.dll PNRP Name Space Provider Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
PSAPI.DLL Process Status Helper Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386
R000000000009.clb
rasadhlp.dll Remote Access AutoDial Helper Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386
RPCRT4.dll Remote Procedure Call Runtime Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18024
rsaenh.dll Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
Secur32.dll Security Support Provider Interface Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
SETUPAPI.dll Windows Setup API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
setupapi.dll.mui Windows Setup API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
SHELL32.dll Windows Shell Common Dll Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
shfolder.dll Shell Folder Service Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386
SHLWAPI.dll Shell Light-weight Utility Library Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
USER32.dll Multi-User Windows USER API Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
USERENV.dll Userenv Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
USP10.dll Uniscribe Unicode script processor Microsoft Corporation 1.626.6002.18005
utorrent.exe µTorrent BitTorrent, Inc. 1.8.3.15728
uxtheme.dll Microsoft UxTheme Library Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
VERSION.dll Version Checking and File Installation Libraries Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
WINNSI.DLL Network Store Information RPC interface Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
winrnr.dll LDAP RnR Provider DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
WLDAP32.dll Win32 LDAP API DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
wow64.dll Win32 Emulation on NT64 Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
wow64cpu.dll AMD64 Wow64 CPU Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
wow64win.dll Wow64 Console and Win32 API Logging Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
WS2_32.dll Windows Socket 2.0 32-Bit DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
wshbth.dll Windows Sockets Helper DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6002.18005
wship6.dll Winsock2 Helper DLL (TL/IPv6) Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
wshtcpip.dll Winsock2 Helper DLL (TL/IPv4) Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
wspace32.dll WindowSpace DLL (32-bit) NTWind Software 2.0.4.0

Nothing there seems especially out of the ordinary.

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NTWind Window Space is an utility to add transparency, snapping and various other functions to Windows Explorer. I use it mostly for snapping à la Linux but it does much more. Used to use AllSnap which is freeware but does not seem to play well sadly. :/

I tried with both completely closed (made sure by looking in the task manager) and µtorrent still freezes. Thanks for the help by the way.

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The computer I use for F@h went offline, hasn't been doing crap >-< | Yours is faster then mine anyway (I think..), though I'm out of state and the computer I'm on right now is a quad core meant to be used like an HTPC, gonna put it to the test later ;)

When you have that stuff closed, make sure the two entries I listed are no longer appearing in Process Explorer's DLL list for µT. Also, this may not solve it but making sure you're properly configured can't hurt: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=15992

'bout the file missing issues, I've read a few times that HJT has issues on 64-bit vista. The programs you removed from the log, when you say personal...???

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I have a bit more than one computer doing folding, hence the "big" numbers.

Yes, no entries appear in Process Explorer DLL list when they are closed.

Configuration is fine (not trying to brag, but I'm a computer tech too...).

Router firewall is configured accordingly, Windows firewall is not interfering with anything. µtorrent showed/still shows when not freezing the green icon regarding connections. I have manually set parameters not to hammer my router/computer with too many connections at the same time.

I imagine HJT does have some issue with Vista 64-bit. Clearly those files are missing, and even in a newly created VM, HJT shows those files as missing.

The program I removed from the log are personal programs that are not available to the public (in-house), they never impeded on µtorrent functionality in the past and they do not hook anything. As I said, whether they are running or not, µtorrent still freezes.

I am very curious about this bug, I'll try to see what happens with a debugger when µtorrent freezes. But otherwise, I'm clueless as what could be happening.

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