pauldotcom Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 HiA new problem has emerged without warning.I have always used isohunt for finding the stuff I want. Up until today, when I clicked on a link it would show an ordinary download box which I always saved and it would take me directly to utorrent application where I would tick or untick the material as the case may be.Today though the download box no longer appears but a different dialogue box asking me to select the program I want to use and uTorrent is the preferred program, so I click and it takes me to uTorrent and then refuses to download - most of the time... then if it doesn't download I drop my adsl connection ....running a windows diagnostic it tells me that FTP doesn't work with my version of windows - xp.How do I get back to where I was prior to today?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Set your browser to use "Open with" as the default action rather than "Prompt/Ask" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldotcom Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks for your reply.I must admit I am having a brain fade - I am using firefox as my no.1 browser - I can't see where I make that choice you suggest despite the fact it makes sense to me!Another clue please!CheersPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Tools -> Options -> Applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldotcom Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks again for your help!But I think I have found out what the real problem behind my adsl dropping out in conjunction with a strange ftp protocol interefering - ISOHUNT is no more!!! What a disaster!Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Well if it's any consolation, ISOHunt closed down yesterday.http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/isohunt-gary-fung-piracy-settlement-1200747511/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldotcom Posted October 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Well I just feel a little foolish in not having any idea that ISOHUNT was in any trouble with US regulators.My problem started the day before w/o me knowing it was ISOHUNT itself by closing its operations was causing my problems with adsl connection.I haven't had a problem with adsl connection since midday.Oh well, someone will replace themPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldotcom Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 A new problem ...I have changed to 'torrentportal' now that isohunt has gone ...So far most torrents download very fast - quite exceptionnal compared to what I experienced before.But quite a few files are rejected at point of clicking ok on utorrent. The message I get is 'torrent is not valid bencoding'.I tried the help section but bencoding isn't mentioned.Is there a fix for this?And can anyone recommend a good file share site that has minimal issues and as safe as safe can be from malware etc?CheersPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 And can anyone recommend a good file share site that has minimal issues and as safe as safe can be from malware etc?Discussing and/or linking to content is not allowed on these forums.Is there a fix for this?It is possibly a site issue, your firewall and/or antivirus, OR the links you are clicking on are not .torrent links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldotcom Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Perhaps this site is the wrong place to meet my rudimentary needs.Can you give me a hint on where I should go?Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Perhaps this site is the wrong place to meet my rudimentary needs.These forums are for issues that are directly related to uTorrent, not general P2P downloading.Can you give me a hint on where I should go?I would suggest starting at Lifehacker and/or Torrentfreak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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