Is peergaurdian available for vista 64?

[ManBearPig]

anyone know? i cant figure it out. thank yeeeeee

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[Leros]

Is it even available for Vista at all? Last time I checked it wasn't.

 

[Colt45]

wrong forum?

 

[funkymatt]

turds

http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

Platform Support
PeerGuardian 2 supports Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and 2003, in 32-bit and 64-bit.

 

[AmdEmAll]

Apparently there is some work around to get it to work on vista 64 but it sounded like a huge pain in the ass. I didn't try it.

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: funkymatt
turds

http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

Platform Support
PeerGuardian 2 supports Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and 2003, in 32-bit and 64-bit.

That same link you just quoted has Vista support but you didn't mention it. 🙂

It also links to this:

http://phrosty.phoenixlabs.org/pg2-rc1/

This build has been tested with the following Windows versions:

* Windows 98 SE
* Windows 2000
* Windows XP
* Windows XP x64 Edition
* Windows Server 2003
* Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
* Windows Vista
* Windows Vista x64 Edition
* Windows Server 2008 Beta


So yes, it does.

 

[Leros]

What is the technical reason for why it can't work in Vista?

Isn't there something about Vista locking up the lower level system calls (which were left open and abused in previous version of Windows)? I vaguely remember anti-virus companies complaining about it.

 

[fustercluck]

It's a pain in the ass to get it working with Vista 64...but you can do it, the forums there are very helpful.

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: Leros
What is the technical reason for why it can't work in Vista?

Isn't there something about Vista locking up the lower level system calls (which were left open and abused in previous version of Windows)? I vaguely remember anti-virus companies complaining about it.

With the newest version it is simply that Microsoft requires this (security theatre) signed driver system. It costs $300-500 dollars which isn't a lot, but for a free program...

Originally posted by: fustercluck
It's a pain in the ass to get it working with Vista 64...but you can do it, the forums there are very helpful.

Actually in the newest version you just have to permit it's unsigned driver.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: Leros
What is the technical reason for why it can't work in Vista?

Isn't there something about Vista locking up the lower level system calls (which were left open and abused in previous version of Windows)? I vaguely remember anti-virus companies complaining about it.

With the newest version it is simply that Microsoft requires this (security theatre) signed driver system. It costs $300-500 dollars which isn't a lot, but for a free program...

Originally posted by: fustercluck
It's a pain in the ass to get it working with Vista 64...but you can do it, the forums there are very helpful.

Actually in the newest version you just have to permit it's unsigned driver.

I thought a window would pop up and say "WARNING UNSIGNED DRIVER: CONTINUE?"

Did they kill that off with Vista?

 

[ManBearPig]

sounds wayy too complicated, thanks though!

 

[LeonarD26]

What I did is download an ipfilter.dat file. You can load it in utorrent, and it uses a list similar to the peerguardian list.

 

[ManBearPig]

Originally posted by: LeonarD26
What I did is download an ipfilter.dat file. You can load it in utorrent, and it uses a list similar to the peerguardian list.

ive heard something about that. any more info?

 

[lxskllr]

As an alternative, you could run a VM, and do your torrenting through that.

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
As an alternative, you could run a VM, and do your torrenting through that.

I believe you have missed the point in what peerguardian does..

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: sswingle

Originally posted by: lxskllr
As an alternative, you could run a VM, and do your torrenting through that.

I believe you have missed the point in what peerguardian does..

Not at all. You run an old version of Windows with PeerGuardian In VM with Vista64.

 

[stars]

Kazaam, you can download a utorrent blocklist here: http://blocklistpro.com/download-center/ip-filters/

afterwards, place it in the roaming/utorrent folder, for example: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent

to update it, when filters are updated, simply open prefrences in utorrent, then click ok to reload the newest filter once it's placed in the roaming/utorrent folder

hope this helps.

 

[LeonarD26]

Thanks stars, you posted before I could.

This method is working well enough for me on my Vista x64 box.

 

[ManBearPig]

thanks stars and leonard. should i download all of them? or just the first one (nip filter)?

 

[stars]

i believe the nipfilter is the most commonly used for torrent users, it seems to be the most downloaded filter. you can read about them here:

http://blocklistpro.com/faqs/b...ip-blocklists-faq.html