bo2000 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Hi.I would like to have different versions of µTorrent installed.So I startet with 1.6.1. Renamed "utorrent.exe" in "utorrent 1.6.1.exe", installed 1.8.5, renamed "utorrent.exe" in "utorrent 1.8.5.exe" and so on.The problem is, that utorrent 1.8.5 always starts it's installation routine as if it wasn't installed.I can switch between 2.0, 2.1, 1.6.1 without any problems. Only 1.8.5 shows that behaviour.How can I fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 go through the 1.8.5 installation routine once telling uTorrent to NOT place it in a specific folder.And don't use 1.6.1 at all. There are known security exploits for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bo2000 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Does the problem persist when you take the buggy and insecure 1.6.1 out of the rotation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bo2000 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Does the problem persist when you take the buggy and insecure 1.6.1 out of the rotation?Yes. I don't really use the 1.6.1. It's just there for comparision reasons.I only switch between 2.0 (RC4) and 1.8.5. (17414) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Try stand-alone installs for each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bo2000 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Try stand-alone installs for each.Do you mean, putting in all the data form %APPDATA%/utorrent into the same directory as the utorrent.exe and the starting it with the /recover parameter?I don't want to do that, because synchronizing the different folders would be more work then clicking through the installation assistent of 1.8.5 again and again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Yes, I meant putting all the data from %APPDATA%/utorrent into the same directory as the utorrent.exe and the starting it with the /recover parameter....Just for testing to get install to work....At least for v1.8.5...maybe switch back when done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bo2000 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 The 1.8.5 works. With all my settings an Torrents. But I always have to click myself through the install wizard.When I'm done with it, it works like it should. Bit when I close 1.8.5, start a different version, exit that one and start 1.8.5 again, then there is this installation routine again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Bleh, that may be a bug with the other versions "corrupting" the dat files as far as v1.8.5 is concerned so it can't read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bo2000 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 But the settings/torrents are correct when I start the 1.8.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 I've been informed by a uTorrent dev in IRC that only putting settings.dat in the same directory would prevent the installer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bo2000 Posted January 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I've been informed by a uTorrent dev in IRC that only putting settings.dat in the same directory would prevent the installer.That would be the same as THIS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 In short, you're screwed and there's nothing I can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bo2000 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 It bothers me, that it works flawless with the newer versions.Even a new profile doesn't work.Am I really the only one with this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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