bit torrent problems

[mitchafi]

Well a few days ago I upgraded from XP home to XP pro w/ sp2. Before I was able to use bittorrent to download files flawlessly. Now when I try to download a torrent file, I get a jumble of weird letters and symbols. Could upgrading the operating system have anything to do with this? Thanks in advance.

-Mitch

 

[high]

i get it once in a while but not all the time.....very interested to see the answer to this

nice rig by the way

 

[EeyoreX]

Of course, this is not a General Hardware question. The Software (correct) Forum will probably yeild more relevant answers.

\Dan

 

[suklee]

Save the torrent to your HD (right click, save as) and open it with your favorite BT client.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Kai920
Save the torrent to your HD (right click, save as) and open it with your favorite BT client.

yup. sometimes it opens bit torrent and sometimes it'll just pop out as a text file. easier just to save the file.

btw, bit torrent leaves every port on your computer open

 

[suklee]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
yup. sometimes it opens bit torrent and sometimes it'll just pop out as a text file. easier just to save the file.

yeah, that's the part I don;t get tho... SOMETIMES it'll open in BT, but sometimes as jibberish (text). why?

I use Firefox FWIW.