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Skiz
09-27-2009, 06:46 AM
I don't use torrents very much but I've just reinstalled Windows 7 and need to use Bittorrent to get some of my Usenet stuff downloaded.

I've installed the latest uTorrent and every torrent I'm trying to snatch just keeps stopping. If I stop/restart uTorrent then the torrent will download for about 5 - 10 seconds then start to slow down and ultimately stop again. This just keeps happening over and over.

I don't see any errors and the status shows as "Downloading". Does anyone know why they keep stopping? :dabs:
Albo Da Kid
09-27-2009, 06:55 AM
same here.. i just upgraded to the latest version and all my downloads stop right before they're about to hit 40% or so
Skiz
09-27-2009, 07:14 AM
What OS are you using?

Seeing as I just installed Windows 7 and uTorrent, I don't know which is causing the problem.
sake
09-27-2009, 07:19 AM
Just the same here. Look at my thread: http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bittorrent-43/t-utorrent-question-368737
Albo Da Kid
09-27-2009, 07:26 AM
Im using Vista. This problem only started happening right after I updated Utorrent
sake
09-27-2009, 07:31 AM
Im using Vista. This problem only started happening right after I updated Utorrent

To which version? I use 1.8.4 (build 16381)
Zaxx
09-27-2009, 07:47 AM
Looks like I'm gonna stay with 1.8.3 for now even tho I'm running XP.
Have you tried going back to the previous version?
sake
09-27-2009, 08:04 AM
Looks like I'm gonna stay with 1.8.3 for now even tho I'm running XP.
Have you tried going back to the previous version?

No. I don`t.
Albo Da Kid
09-27-2009, 08:07 AM
To which version? I use 1.8.4 (build 16381)
1.8.4 (build 166667
sake
09-27-2009, 08:08 AM
To which version? I use 1.8.4 (build 16381)
1.8.4 (build 166667

Maybe the whole 1.8.4 is buged? :unsure:
Albo Da Kid
09-27-2009, 08:09 AM
Idk.. fuk it im switching back to Vuze
Yoann64
09-27-2009, 08:22 AM
i use utorrent 1.8.3 (Build 16010) and it works fine with W7.
TraLaLa
09-27-2009, 10:18 AM
i use 1.8.4 ( 16150 ) W7 x 64 and i dont have any problems
danio
09-27-2009, 11:20 AM
I run 1.8.4 build 16442 on a W7 machine without any problems.
Yoann64
09-27-2009, 12:18 PM
Im using Vista. This problem only started happening right after I updated Utorrent
maybe you should try this:
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3883/utorrentju.jpg
cap87
09-27-2009, 01:46 PM
The newest ut version doesn't even work with wine :/

Haven't tried in my PC (win XP) though.
Rart
09-27-2009, 01:51 PM
I've just stuck with 1.8.3 after seeing some tracker incompatibilities, I would first try installing that.
kallieb
09-28-2009, 02:22 AM
The newest ut version doesn't even work with wine :/

Haven't tried in my PC (win XP) though.

Really!!! Maybe that explains my problem (sorry to hijack skiz.. but this really caught my attention).

I had a whole messload of problems with uT after I upgraded to 1.8.3.My o/s is ubuntu 8.10 and I'm running uT with Wine.

Question for the uT/Ubuntu geeks out there: Can I downgrade to an earlier version of uTorrent and not mess up the torrents I'm running now? Not that any are working, but they're at the seeding level and I don't want to mess that up. What is the earliest version that I can go to that won't give me tracker-errors (private trackers), and is bug-free running with wine?

Thanks in advance for any ideas :)
Zaxx
09-28-2009, 02:39 AM
Gah...looks like another version that should have stayed beta...:ermm:
Seems about once every 6 months or so they release a buggy version and everyone has to rollback. :fist:
The_Martinator
09-28-2009, 07:11 AM
TBH, I don't update till the program itself (when I run it) tells me that there's a new version and asks me if I want to DL it. That's usually when most trackers whitelist it. I did see BMTV blacklisting it a couple days ago, btw.
cap87
09-28-2009, 08:52 AM
The newest ut version doesn't even work with wine :/

Haven't tried in my PC (win XP) though.

Really!!! Maybe that explains my problem (sorry to hijack skiz.. but this really caught my attention).

I had a whole messload of problems with uT after I upgraded to 1.8.3.My o/s is ubuntu 8.10 and I'm running uT with Wine.

Question for the uT/Ubuntu geeks out there: Can I downgrade to an earlier version of uTorrent and not mess up the torrents I'm running now? Not that any are working, but they're at the seeding level and I don't want to mess that up. What is the earliest version that I can go to that won't give me tracker-errors (private trackers), and is bug-free running with wine?

Thanks in advance for any ideas :)

Well, you can downgrade without any problems, you will keep your torrents ;)

And there's no bug free version of utorrent for ubuntu (it runs under wine), if you don't want to have any problems i recommend you to go with a linux native bittorrent client. Yeah, there are versions of ut which have less bugs, but when your running apps under wine, it's never perfect.

I've had ubuntu 8.10 too, and for me 1.8.3 was stable and i never had problems. But i've seen a few friends with many problems running that same version in the same OS (dunno why). If that's your case try to downgrade to 1.8.2, unless you use trackers like hdbits or bmtv (you i'll have you client banned :dry:).

If all this doesn't work and you... well, debian works better with utorrent. :)

Edit: Which trackers errors does it give you and in which trackers?
cinephilia
09-28-2009, 11:09 AM
just upgraded the 1.8.2 version to the 1.8.3 build 15772; it works like a charm.
Zaxx
09-28-2009, 05:35 PM
Just don't update to the latest version 1.8.4 and things should be fine...afaik anyways.
sake
09-28-2009, 06:32 PM
Just don't update to the latest version 1.8.4 and things should be fine...afaik anyways.

Waiting for v. 2.0 :)
kukushka
09-28-2009, 08:16 PM
Just don't update to the latest version 1.8.4 and things should be fine...afaik anyways.

Waiting for v. 2.0 :)
it will be like vista compared to xp, i have good premonition :dabs:
Zaxx
09-28-2009, 09:40 PM
Just don't update to the latest version 1.8.4 and things should be fine...afaik anyways.

Waiting for v. 2.0 :)

Lol...that's one way to play it safe, it may be a good while before they make it to 2.0 tho. :ermm:
Zaxx
09-28-2009, 09:43 PM
Just don't update to the latest version 1.8.4 and things should be fine...afaik anyways.

Waiting for v. 2.0 :)

That's one way to play it safe I guess...but it may be a while until they make it to 2.0. :ermm:
NZB-BT-RS-FTP
09-29-2009, 02:16 AM
I had a problem with 1.8.4 and windows 7 the problem was it would upload really fast and then drop to zero every 30 seconds
and i thought it was my hdd or settings in utorrent and then i just downgraded to 1.8.2 with no problems what so ever and all my torrents and setting remained the same and no more fluctuation in upload speed or any kind of problems.:01:

almost forgot i had the same issues with 1.8.3 speed up and then down 1.8.2 was a winner in my case:yup:
Skiz
09-29-2009, 03:35 AM
I just remembered I created this thread.

I just opened uTorrent to run two torrents and was prompted to update to 1.8.4.

I did.

After doing so I started the two new torrents and they both ran and downloaded just fine. Seems the problem was with 1.8.3. :idunno:
golden_9y9
09-29-2009, 04:10 AM
check wireshark to see if ur ISP is messing w/ your packets. Comcast used sandvine a while back to stop uploading and this sounds very similar.
sake
09-29-2009, 11:35 AM
I had a problem with 1.8.4 and windows 7 the problem was it would upload really fast and then drop to zero every 30 seconds
and i thought it was my hdd or settings in utorrent and then i just downgraded to 1.8.2 with no problems what so ever and all my torrents and setting remained the same and no more fluctuation in upload speed or any kind of problems.:01:

almost forgot i had the same issues with 1.8.3 speed up and then down 1.8.2 was a winner in my case:yup:

Just the same problem buddy. I`ll do the same like you. Thank you :)