MdX MaxX Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 I recently got a new Vista 64-bit PC and have uTorrent installed. I downloaded an update build, but every time I start up uTorrent it goes to the setup wizard. At the end of the wizard when I click install, the program places the desktop icon on the desktop, but nothing else happens. The wizard doesn't do anything. If I start up uTorrent again it goes to the setup again. If I start the exe directly from the program folder it still goes to the setup. How do I get uTorrent to start up?
nihilObstat Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 MadMax, I can't help I'm afraid, but I can tell you you're not alone.Exactly the same is happening with me, except I'm running 32 bit vista, home premium. Funnily enough I can't get uTorrent to run on my login, but my housemate's login on the same machine has no trouble. And to make it more interesting, my laptop running xp (but connected wirelessly using the same router) also decided to stop running uTorrent at the same time. This was a month and a half ago,when 1.8.4 was first released. I've been using my housemate's login for torrents since then.Any ideas anyone?thanks, Peter
Switeck Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 Create an empty 0-byte file called setup.dat [CORRECTION: settings.dat] in the same folder as the utorrent.exeNow try running the utorrent.exe
nihilObstat Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 thanks Switeck but that didn't work. Was that supposed to end the confusion about whether the exe was a setup file or an application?After I had put an empty setup.dat in the directory, uT started up nicely, but froze as soon as I entered the config page.Peter
Switeck Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 Yes, that was supposed to work ...according to the FAQ.
DreadWingKnight Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 settings.dat not setup.dat
Switeck Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 DOH! Sorry about that, big mistake on my part.
nihilObstat Posted September 28, 2009 Report Posted September 28, 2009 I changed the empty file to settings.dat - uT started up, and let me run the speedguide, but then froze.Any other ideas? thanks, Peter
Switeck Posted September 28, 2009 Report Posted September 28, 2009 Does the same thing happen with uTorrent v2.0 build 16666?Also have you researched what's on your computer using Process Explorer and HijackThis logs? (mentioned at very end of 1st link in my signature)...especially the DLL list attached to utorrent.exe while it's running, as shown by Process Explorer.
nihilObstat Posted September 29, 2009 Report Posted September 29, 2009 OK, Process Explorer report - man, there's a lot of dlls get loaded with uTorrent!Edit: all the dlls are Microsoft apart from an AVG shield and the uT app itself.Process PID CPU Description Company NameSystem Idle Process 0 88.08 Interrupts n/a 1.49 Hardware Interrupts DPCs n/a Deferred Procedure Calls System 4 smss.exe 488 Windows Session Manager Microsoft Corporationcsrss.exe 616 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporationwininit.exe 676 Windows Start-Up Application Microsoft Corporation services.exe 728 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 1256 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation iashost.exe 2908 IAS Host Microsoft Corporation WINWORD.EXE 1776 Microsoft Office Word Microsoft Corporation avgcsrvx.exe 3364 AVG Scanning Core Module - Server Part AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. svchost.exe 1316 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 1356 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 1460 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation audiodg.exe 1648 Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 1492 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation dwm.exe 3552 Desktop Window Manager Microsoft Corporation dwm.exe 5560 Desktop Window Manager Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 1508 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe 2364 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation GoogleUpdate.exe 3572 Google Installer Google Inc. taskeng.exe 3560 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe 5852 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation taskeng.exe 5792 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 1668 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation SLsvc.exe 1684 Microsoft Software Licensing Service Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 1744 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 1892 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation spoolsv.exe 124 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 304 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation avgwdsvc.exe 1168 AVG Watchdog Service AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. avgrsx.exe 2164 AVG Resident Shield Service AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. MDM.EXE 1252 Machine Debug Manager Microsoft Corporation PDAgent.exe 508 1.49 PDAgent Module Raxco Software, Inc. PDAgentS1.exe 3824 PDAgentS1 Module Raxco Software, Inc. PerfectDisk.exe 3512 PerfectDisk 10 Raxco Software, Inc. svchost.exe 1612 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 480 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 2120 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 2180 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation PDEngine.exe 2768 PDEngine Module Raxco Software, Inc. wmpnetwk.exe 1836 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Microsoft Corporation SearchIndexer.exe 4064 Microsoft Windows Search Indexer Microsoft Corporation lsass.exe 740 Local Security Authority Process Microsoft Corporation lsm.exe 748 Local Session Manager Service Microsoft Corporationcsrss.exe 688 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporationwinlogon.exe 1092 Windows Logon Application Microsoft Corporationexplorer.exe 3592 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation avgtray.exe 2780 AVG Tray Monitor AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. jusched.exe 2872 Java Platform SE binary Sun Microsystems, Inc. sidebar.exe 2932 Windows Sidebar Microsoft Corporation sidebar.exe 4020 Windows Sidebar Microsoft Corporation wmpnscfg.exe 3136 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application Microsoft Corporation MSASCui.exe 3476 Windows Defender User Interface Microsoft Corporation Skype.exe 3620 Skype Skype Technologies S.A. OUTLOOK.EXE 172 Microsoft Office Outlook Microsoft Corporation avgcsrvx.exe 3736 AVG Scanning Core Module - Server Part AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. uTorrent.exe 5924 µTorrent BitTorrent, Inc.csrss.exe 4796 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporationwinlogon.exe 4896 Windows Logon Application Microsoft Corporationexplorer.exe 3780 0.75 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation avgtray.exe 4276 AVG Tray Monitor AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. jusched.exe 4804 Java Platform SE binary Sun Microsystems, Inc. moon.exe 2652 firefox.exe 4456 Firefox Mozilla Corporation procexp.exe 4440 8.21 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com uTorrent.exe 5280 µTorrent BitTorrent, Inc.RtHDVCpl.exe 5440 HD Audio Control Panel Realtek SemiconductorProcess: uTorrent.exe Pid: 5924Name Description Company Name VersionAcLayers.DLL Windows Compatibility DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18320AcSpecfc.DLL Windows Compatibility DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18320ACTXPRXY.DLL ActiveX Interface Marshaling Library Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000ADVAPI32.dll Advanced Windows 32 Base API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000apphelp.dll Application Compatibility Client Library Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000avgrsstx.dll AVG Resident Shield Starter AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. 8.5.0.401browseui.dll Shell Browser UI Library Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000CLBCatQ.DLL COM+ Configuration Catalog Microsoft Corporation 2001.12.6931.18000COMCTL32.dll User Experience Controls Library Microsoft Corporation 6.10.6001.18000comctl32.dll.mui User Experience Controls Library Microsoft Corporation 6.10.6001.18000comdlg32.dll Common Dialogs DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000CRYPT32.dll Crypto API32 Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000cscapi.dll Offline Files Win32 API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000davclnt.dll Web DAV Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386DCIMAN32.dll DCI Manager Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18272DDRAW.dll Microsoft DirectDraw Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000dhcpcsvc.DLL DHCP Client Service Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000dhcpcsvc6.DLL DHCPv6 Client Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000DnsApi.dll DNS Client API DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000drprov.dll Microsoft Terminal Server Network Provider Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386DUser.dll Windows DirectUser Engine Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000duser.dll.mui Windows DirectUser Engine Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386dwmapi.dll Microsoft Desktop Window Manager API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000GDI32.dll GDI Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18159gdiplus.dll Microsoft GDI+ Microsoft Corporation 5.2.6001.18065hlink.dll Microsoft Office 2000 component Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000IconCodecService.dll Converts a PNG part of the icon to a legacy bmp icon Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386ieframe.dll Internet Explorer Microsoft Corporation 7.0.6001.18294iertutil.dll Run time utility for Internet Explorer Microsoft Corporation 7.0.6001.18294imagehlp.dll Windows NT Image Helper Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000imageres.dll Windows Image Resource Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386imageres.dll.mui Windows Image Resource Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386IMM32.DLL Multi-User Windows IMM32 API Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000index.dat index.dat index.dat Iphlpapi.dll IP Helper API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000kernel32.dll Windows NT BASE API Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18215LINKINFO.dll Windows Volume Tracking Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386locale.nls locale.nls LPK.DLL Language Pack Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000MPR.dll Multiple Provider Router DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000MSASN1.dll ASN.1 Runtime APIs Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386mscms.dll Microsoft Color Matching System DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000MSCTF.dll MSCTF Server DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000msi.dll Windows Installer Microsoft Corporation 4.0.6001.18000msiltcfg.dll Windows Installer Configuration API Stub Microsoft Corporation 4.0.6000.16386MSONSEXT.DLL Microsoft Web Folders Microsoft Corporation 11.0.6715.60msshsq.dll Structured Query Microsoft Corporation 7.0.6001.16503mssprxy.dll Microsoft Search Proxy Microsoft Corporation 7.0.6001.16503msvcrt.dll Windows NT CRT DLL Microsoft Corporation 7.0.6001.18000mswsock.dll Microsoft Windows Sockets 2.0 Service Provider Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000napinsp.dll E-mail Naming Shim Provider Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000NETAPI32.dll Net Win32 API DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18157NLAapi.dll Network Location Awareness 2 Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000Normaliz.dll Unicode Normalization DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386nsextint.dll SharePoint Portal Server Microsoft Corporation 11.0.5510.0NSI.dll NSI User-mode interface DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000ntdll.dll NT Layer DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000ntlanman.dll Microsoft® Lan Manager Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000NTMARTA.DLL Windows NT MARTA provider Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000ntshrui.dll Shell extensions for sharing Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000ole32.dll Microsoft OLE for Windows Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000OLEACC.dll Active Accessibility Core Component Microsoft Corporation 4.2.5406.0oleaccrc.dll Active Accessibility Resource DLL Microsoft Corporation 4.2.5406.0oleaut32.dll Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000pkmws.dll SharePoint Portal Server Windows API Stub Library Microsoft Corporation 11.0.5510.0pnrpnsp.dll PNRP Name Space Provider Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000PortableDeviceApi.dll Windows Portable Device API Components Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18160PROPSYS.dll Microsoft Property System Microsoft Corporation 7.0.6001.16503PSAPI.DLL Process Status Helper Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386rasadhlp.dll Remote Access AutoDial Helper Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386RPCRT4.dll Remote Procedure Call Runtime Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18247rsaenh.dll Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000SAMLIB.dll SAM Library DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000Secur32.dll Security Support Provider Interface Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18272SETUPAPI.dll Windows Setup API Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000SFC.DLL Windows File Protection Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386sfc_os.dll Windows File Protection Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000SHDOCVW.dll Shell Doc Object and Control Library Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000SHELL32.dll Windows Shell Common Dll Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18167shfolder.dll Shell Folder Service Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386Shimeng.dll Shim Engine DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386SHLWAPI.dll Shell Light-weight Utility Library Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000SHUNIMPL.dll Windows Shell Obsolete APIs Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386slc.dll Software Licensing Client Dll Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000thumbcache.dll Microsoft Thumbnail Cache Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000urlmon.dll OLE32 Extensions for Win32 Microsoft Corporation 7.0.6001.18294USER32.dll Multi-User Windows USER API Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000user32.dll.mui Multi-User Windows USER API Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000USERENV.dll Userenv Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000USP10.dll Uniscribe Unicode script processor Microsoft Corporation 1.626.6001.18000uTorrent.exe µTorrent BitTorrent, Inc. 1.8.4.16442uxtheme.dll Microsoft UxTheme Library Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000VERSION.dll Version Checking and File Installation Libraries Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000WindowsCodecs.dll Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.22253WININET.dll Internet Extensions for Win32 Microsoft Corporation 7.0.6001.18294WINMM.dll MCI API DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000WINNSI.DLL Network Store Information RPC interface Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000winrnr.dll LDAP RnR Provider DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386WINSPOOL.DRV Windows Spooler Driver Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000WINTRUST.dll Microsoft Trust Verification APIs Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000WLDAP32.dll Win32 LDAP API DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000WS2_32.dll Windows Socket 2.0 32-Bit DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000wship6.dll Winsock2 Helper DLL (TL/IPv6) Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000wshtcpip.dll Winsock2 Helper DLL (TL/IPv4) Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000WSOCK32.dll Windows Socket 32-Bit DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6001.18000
djinhou Posted September 30, 2009 Report Posted September 30, 2009 This appears to be a permissions issue on the "Program Files\utorrent" folder.Give Full Control to the 'Users' group to that folder.This solved the issue for me.
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