Easy to set up alt OS for torrent downloads?

Badger_grr · 28 May 2008 at 15:20

Hey guys, as i've posted before I cant use torrents on xp otherwise it crashes so I was wondering if theres a really easy to set up lightweight OS i could dual boot with? Ive got vista which allows torrents to work fine but Id rather not dual boot with that as I think it would be a waste of space just for using one program.

Any suggestions?

uv · 28 May 2008 at 15:38

I thought the crashing issue was resolved?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11233711&postcount=7

Do you still experience crashing through uTorrent use when not using SS&D?

If so, what kind of crashes? CTD, BSOD, hard lock..

bledd · 28 May 2008 at 15:46

millions of people use utorrent in xp with no problem, haven't read the other thread

i suggest a driver update for your nic, or possibly a format

Badger_grr · 28 May 2008 at 15:54

yea i thought id solved it with ss:d but i too quick to judge.

I reinstalled xp with all updates til sp3, fully updated with drivers etc but it just keeps crashing for me, its so bizzare. When I installed vista it worked flawlessly but I didnt like vista for other reasons.

Btw i guess its a hard lock?...everything just freezes forever until reboot, No one seems to know whats wrong! lol oh well.

Greenlizard0 · 28 May 2008 at 15:55

I said in another thread recently - I can't remember if it was you (the OP) or not, but uTorrent has funny issues with nForce motherboards.

Badger_grr · 28 May 2008 at 15:58

oh right well i dont have an nforce mobo :s

AbsenceJam · 28 May 2008 at 16:01

Greenlizard0 said:
I said in another thread recently - I can't remember if it was you (the OP) or not, but uTorrent has funny issues with nForce motherboards.

uTorrent has no issues, the nVidia firewall is the problem.

Mr_Orange · 28 May 2008 at 16:24

I've just descovered a program called deluge which has a feature base similar to utorrent. Worth a try.

me227 · 28 May 2008 at 16:25

AbsenceJam said:
uTorrent has no issues, the nVidia firewall is the problem.

Yeah make sure the nVidia firewall is turned off. You get the option to not install if when you're installing your motherboard drivers.

Can cause no end of problems with so many programs.

GhostlyPea · 28 May 2008 at 16:28

UTorrent is fine with my nForce MOBO with nVidia Firewall. So I guess it must be just some boards, or newer ones.

- Pea0n

AbsenceJam · 28 May 2008 at 16:33

Pea0n said:
UTorrent is fine with my nForce MOBO with nVidia Firewall. So I guess it must be just some boards, or newer ones.

- Pea0n

Using both doesn't necessarily mean automatic problems. The nVidia firewall is just terribly made.

Badger_grr · 28 May 2008 at 17:03

oh well doesnt matter that much, i dont have either nvdia fwall or mobo.

so any suggestions as to an alt OS, easy to set up. Free would be nice but im willing to pay a reasonable price for something

GhostlyPea · 28 May 2008 at 17:06

AbsenceJam said:
Using both doesn't necessarily mean automatic problems. The nVidia firewall is just terribly made.

Thats why I posed the assumption it must be 'some boards, or newer ones'.

- Pea0n

whitecrook · 28 May 2008 at 22:49

web server + torrentflux ? (in a VM if need be?)

Badger_grr · 29 May 2008 at 01:36

whitecrook, could you take some time to just explain that to me a bit more, i dont have a clue how about to go that.

Thanks

Ethics · 29 May 2008 at 12:09

Badger_grr said:
whitecrook, could you take some time to just explain that to me a bit more, i dont have a clue how about to go that.

Thanks

You're going to need to do some research if you're learning a new OS....

I use arch linux and ktorrent, with the web UI has scheduling etc. works wonders.

Google 'arch linux' and learn, then google 'ktorrent' and learn. Both are free btw

Dual booting just for torrents seems a bit silly tbh

bledd · 29 May 2008 at 12:42

utorrent isn't a buggy program

maybe you've got something badly configured in xp or a bad driver

format the install and try again

Street · 29 May 2008 at 12:47

Can't you just try another torrent program like Azureus?

Badger_grr · 29 May 2008 at 15:53

nah i used to use azureus and it was worse than u torrent. Ive tried quite a few programs, it doesnt make any difference, if its a torrent, the pc crashes. sound odd i know but thats what happens

Ive got a fresh install of xp sp3 alld rivers updated, (Not doing it again 5 days later) barely any programs installed. Unless you have any ideas, I dont.

my pc just doesnt like the concept of torrents or something.

Badger_grr · 29 May 2008 at 15:54

cheers for the info ethics, ill have a look into it.