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Post by Chip on Aug 14, 2012 17:21:52 GMT -5
I've never had a problem with uTorrent...at all. Up until just recently, about a month ago to be exact. I have Windows XP on an older laptop with McAfee installed and running. I went to update uTorrent and when I click "Run" on the installation the box just disappears....that's it. It never runs and uTorrent is never in my programs list. I was able to open it really quick as soon as windows started but then it would just close after about 2 minutes...i got it opened and set it to "start when windows starts"....same thing. it would open and then just instantly disappear after about 2 minutes....and I mean disappear, no tray, no process...nothing. Torrents won't open it Clicking the different icons (start menu, program files, etc) won't open it. It's like the computer is just not letting it open. I tried to uninstall, wouldn't let me. I tried to re-install....saved the install file from Chrome & IE to my desktop and the same thing happens....the "run" dialog box opens, when I click Run it just disappears and never runs the set up. WHAT THE HELL? Can anyone provide some insight to this?
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Post by ebilbryan™ on Aug 14, 2012 18:45:17 GMT -5
Perhaps your antivirus program is blocking it?
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Post by Chip on Aug 14, 2012 19:09:11 GMT -5
how could i get it to be "unblocked"
see i use my work laptop for personal stuff too, so everything is through there however i haven't done any updates from them, and everything is basically the same.
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Post by ebilbryan™ on Aug 14, 2012 19:26:06 GMT -5
www.ehow.com/how_8395708_use-utorrent-mcafee.html^ There's a quick step by step that should work for you. Blocked programs/.exe's are a common side affect of antivirus programs. Anything that the program isn't familiar with is deemed as a possible threat.
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Post by Chip on Aug 14, 2012 19:33:08 GMT -5
ok thats good to know, thing is, i dont have "mcafee internet security"
i have this mcafee agent thing, like i said its a company laptop...they manage the security settings, i cant change anything. but how or why would it all of a sudden stop letting uTorrent work? ive been using it clean for like 2 years
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Post by ebilbryan™ on Aug 14, 2012 19:40:46 GMT -5
Perhaps one of Utorrent's updates caused it to bug out? For it to just stop working out of the blue like that is beyond me. And without administrative rights (I'm assuming), there's not a whole lot you can do.
As a last resort, you could try another torrent client and see if you get the same issue.
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Post by Chip on Aug 14, 2012 19:43:10 GMT -5
tried bittorrent and had the same thing
got the install file, ran it, got to the run command box....clicked run and it disappears
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Post by ebilbryan™ on Aug 14, 2012 19:53:35 GMT -5
If you have an external drive, you could try installing a torrent client on it and see how that turns out. Otherwise, I'm out of ideas. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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Post by Chip on Aug 14, 2012 20:13:36 GMT -5
no problem man, i appreciate youre inputs
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