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TEAK36 | 09:05 Mon 31st May 2004 | Technology
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I am having some problems with BitTorrent and was hoping someone could help.After about 10 minutes of downloading,everything just locks up, I cant even shut down my PC in the normal way, I have to force the shutdown and then wait the the discs to be scanned before I can try again.This happens every single time.I have tried different files,I have even deleted the BitTorrent software and have reloaded a different version,but this problem still happens.I have followed instruction and have opened up the required ports for uploads.Also,when I reboot,it takes about 1 minute for internet explores to open,which has only been this slow since I downloaded the BitTorrent software.I cant believe it is anything to do with my connection or my pc, I use a 1mb broadband connection, and a laptop which is only 7 months old.
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This is a long shot, but I have had problems recently with the new update of Zone Alarm (5) that appears to conflict with just about everything! Are you running ZA by any chance?
I've got just the same problem. It's a real pain!
where are you downloading the torrents from
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LeMarchand,strangely enough, I only updated my Zone Alarm 2 days ago.Do you think this could be the problem? Emilio,I was downloading from Suprnova,but I also tried downloading from BitTorrent.co.uk and had the same problem.
it could be a problem with you bit torrent client, go to http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ and first download the latest jave jre, then download azureus, you can limit your upload speeds to 5kbps so your download speeds are much faster
TEAK36, there is a problem with the new update of ZA. It comes with a built in anti-virus program, which seems to conflict with just about every other AV programme out there. It worked OK for a day or so on my system by turning the AV off (expand ZA and you should find it), but then all the problems came back. I tried their recommended solution of uninstalling ZA5 and going back to the previous release, but it didn't help. I may not have deleted every file, though - the instructions were quite complex, and not just a simple use of the "uninstall" function, but others on the forum are reporting problems with the reversion to the previous release. There's plenty of discussion here: http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp , go to "Service and Support", the "Zone Labs User Forum" and look in "Installation, Uninstall and Upgrade" (as you have to "accept conditions" to enter, I'm assuming I can't place a direct link here). In the end I had to uninstall ZA as best I could and use a different firewall. I'm currently using Sygate Personal ( http://smb.sygate.com/buy/download_buy.htm ) which is free. It's not as user-friendly as ZA, but seems to be doing the job while (at least on the current version) ZA isn't.
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Thanks for your advice everyone, I just have one more question.After reading some of the postings on the Zone Alarm webside, I now wish I had never upgraded to version 5.Rather than go through all of the hassle of uninstalling version 5,can I just restore my pc to the day before I upgraded,would this get rid of version 5?
TEAK36: I was going to try that, but had installed a load of other stuff and wasn't sure what would mess up if I restored :-( . I'm not 100% convinced a restore will clear out all the ZA5 files, but I guess it can't make matters worse - you could always then delete it if it doesn't work. (I would imagine people on their forum would have suggested a Restore if it had been a viable option, though).
I'm glad you seem to have found the root of your problem. But I do not use (and have never heard of) Zone Alarm so I don't know what my problem is!

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