Website: http://www.utorrent.com/ Software Provider: Ludvig Strigeus and BitTorrent, Inc. Current Version:
uTorrent 1.8.4 Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista License: Freeware
Change: detect nvlsp too (previously it only detected nvappfilter). This means it warns about it and also adjusts the processor affinity like for nvappfilter. This should reduce the crash frequency.
Fix: more installer problems on Vista
Change: UAC must be completed to install in Vista or higher
Fix: memory leaks in main window, protocol associations, settings dialog, general tab
Change: Tweaks to Ask toolbar offer
Fix: make "alternate upload rate when seeding" apply when the seeding is set by the scheduler
Fix: align "Web Seeds" in torrent creation dialog
Fix: translated strings in uninstaller
Fix: http seeds would not reconnect after stopping and starting torrent
Fix: http seed for multifile torrents
Fix: regression in 15562 that caused frequent crashes
Fix: regression of not checking newly added files
Fix: crash on Vista
Feature: New installer with EULA, file association
Fix: uTP issue on low-latency high-throughput networks
Fix: copying long filenames to the clipboard no longer results in garbage or crash
Fix: create torrent layout
Fix: fixed web seed support for multi-file torrents
Change: torrent whose "Force Recheck" is greyed out will not recheck when asked through multi-torrent selections
Fix: when adding torrents through URLs via commandline, we would always open the add torrent dialog
Fix: handle multi file torrents with web seed urls that incorrectly don't end with a slash
Fix: make sure web seed urls end with a slash for multifile torrents
Fix: setup Vista firewall
Fix: remove settings on Vista during un-installation
Fix: uTP packet size fix. Sometimes it would send packets exceeding MTU. Fixes long standing rate oscillations.
Change: rss.feed_as_default_label controls whether a torrent added from a feed is given the feed's name as a label
Fix: fixed crash when receiving a malformed PEX message
Fix: evades potential crash when reporting crashdumps
Fix: crash when parsing some magnet uri components without values
Fix: crash when starting a torrent in super seed mode and connecting to peers before it's completely loaded
Change: Scam site warning in installer
Change: Installer UI checkbox whether to install or run standalone
Change: Left align numeric fields in settings
Fix: Remember category list selection after adding a torrent
Fix: download rate limiter for uTP connections
Change: Disabled feed icon has precedence over broken feed icon
Fix: DHT bootstrap failures now have an exponential back-off
Fix: uTP would not ramp up its rate fast enough
Change: .torrent association not a factor in displaying the installer
Fix: remove file association registry keys on uninstall
Fix: invalid encoding of non-ascii urls in web seeds
Fix: uTP fix when receiving acks for old packets
Fix: uTP variable packet size bug
Change: link to EULA in installer
Fix: don't wait indefinitely for trackers and UPnP when shutting down (two new advanced options)
Change: Enable DEP Compatibility and Image Randomization
Fix: default download folder was not used when using the WebUI
Fix: fixed crash bug when some invalid uTP packets were received
Fix: improved TCP/uTP mixed mode
Fix: removed limit of 100 running torrents
Change: support some older skins
Fix: .dat file memory leak
Fix: Torrent create bug introduced while optimizing file order
Change: Preserve file order text
Fix: Prompt for .torrent association with new installs
Change: Default bt.graceful_shutdown=true and diskio.no_zero=true
Fix: Integrity check .dat files after saving. Do not overwrite file.dat.old with a bad file.dat
Change: added code for handing bundles with the bundle type encoded in the bundle
Change: modified the bundle code to unconditionally pop up dialog box
Change: modified installer to remove the extra 32 bytes for the bundle type when installing from bundle
Fix: no longer shows "make this your default .torrent handler" when running a bundle
Change: added checkbox to the build torrent dialog so the user has the option not to rearrange the file order.
Change: Modified the string for the "Start Seeding" checkbox to use 't' as the shortcut since 's' was being used by "Create and Save As..."
Change: lengthen "About" dialog
Feature: language selector and downloader before installer
About:
µTorrent is the smallest torrent client out on the net.
µTorrent is a freeware BitTorrent client currently for Microsoft Windows only. The entire program is a single 576 KiB executable (as of January 2007). It was designed to use as little of a computer's resources as possible while offering equivalent functionality of heavily featured clients, such as Azureus or BitComet. Its title is frequently abbreviated as 'µT' or 'uT' (as it is difficult to type 'µ' using many keyboard layouts). µTorrent is written in C++.
uTorrent Features
Configurable bandwidth scheduler
Customizable search bar and icons
Unicode support. It utilizes embedded Unicode support for Windows 95/98/ME, avoiding the need for the Microsoft Layer for Unicode which is several times the size of µTorrent.
UPnP support for all versions of Windows, implemented without the use of Windows XP's UPnP framework.
