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guys, i need help. i'm about two seconds away from picking up my computer and throwing it out the window. srsly.

i was all happy that i had a shiny new computer...and then i discovered that i can't seem to use torrents anymore. this page basically says that windows vista screws up utorrent and includes some instructions on how to make it work. sadly, i don't understand. can anyone translate this into normal-person language? particularly this bolded bit: "1) Hardset your ip to a local address (192.168.0.2 or something) and Open uTorrent and start downloading something."

*cries forever*

EDIT: RIP, anna nicole smith. wow. she was really young.

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[themightybee.livejournal.com]

Would this help at all? It's right at the bottom before you'd have to start scrolling.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

lol, that's the page i linked in the entry.

thanks for trying, hee.

[themightybee.livejournal.com]

There's a link in your post? :blush

*facepalm*

[star-material.livejournal.com]

Babe! I wish I could help, but unfortunately, I am even more computer illiterate than most. But I send you HUGS x1000 and happy Townwood thoughts!

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

that is totally helpful!!! thanks, love. ♥

[inthemoment.livejournal.com]

Does that mean going into command prompt and manually setting your ip address instead of having the computer set it for you perhaps? If that's what it means (and this is a complete guess, you'll want to research this) then you'll need to go to Start-->Run-->cmd and once there play with the ipconfig commands (I'm sure this can be googled before you start playing).

Or does it mean going to your network connections properties and looking at the TCP/IP properties and changing it from "Automatically select my IP address" to the IP address you want? But then I think you have to give a subnet mask and stuff too.

Really I'm just guessing, those are the two places I'd start my search though.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

eep, look at you being all technical!

i think it means manually setting my ip address, so maybe i'll try that? thanks, erin! ♥

[blushingblaze.livejournal.com]

DAMMIT LJ JUST ATE MY COMMENT. *gives LJ the finger*

Anyhoo. I'm sorry you're having troubles. :( I wish I could help, but with my luck you'd end up with the FBI breaking in or something. Hee.

I can, however, wish you happy Thursday! It's Taylor's birthday! That means they FINALLY have to do it, RIGHT? I think so. So, just think of that. Townwood sexin to come. PLUS we can finally figure out what the hell Ryan is saying in the mumbly part. The "doyouloee" thing. Hee. I'll watch with CC on, just so I don't miss it.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

*stabs eljay*

eeeeee, townwood sex ftw! i certainly know what i would want as a birthday gift if ryan atwood was my boyfriend. *fans self*

happy thursday, mi amor!

[faith21.livejournal.com]

that sucks, although i'm glad to know it now before i have vista and find out the hard way (now if i could only find out when the vista upgrade is being shipped. contacting microsoft apparently requires knowing the passwords to nuclear silos)

i'll let you know if i find any solutions.

[faith21.livejournal.com]

i've been doing some googling... don't know if any of these would help.

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?pid=206640
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=19519

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

oooh, those look promising, actually! i can't believe i didn't think to look at the utorrent forums! *facepalm*

thanks, sweetie. ♥

[faith21.livejournal.com]

hehe, don't worry about it. the most obvious solutions sometimes aren't lol.

hope they help, but i'm going to keep looking just in case since i'll probably run into this problem.

how is vista, btw? does it work with most programs?

[cucumbersarnies.livejournal.com]

hi, have wandered over from eirefaerie's flist. Added you, hope you don't mind.

[cucumbersarnies.livejournal.com]

oh, and i can be of no assistance with the computer thing. sorry. but my fingers are crossed for you. I hope this won't factor into your decison about friending me or not ;)

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

yeah, sorry, i only add people who are technologically savvy.

hee. kidding. i'll add you now! hi! :)

[flyingspatulas.livejournal.com]

SHE DIED??????? Didn't her husband AND son just die recently too? How awful.