uTorrent?

I recently installed Windows over Ubuntu, Vista to be specific and after finally getting it fully setup I dissapointingly got a BSOD, at first I thought my hardware was failing so I did a memory check and scandisk and for good measure installed a antivirus. This didn't stop the blue screens however, but I realised that every time I started my laptop I was starting uTorrent. So it turns out that while uTorrent was downloading a BSOD occured, more specificly I discovered that only while continuing a torrent I had started in Transmission caused the BSOD, other torrents downloaded fine.

I decided to try replicate this at work, which has plenty of machines to spare. So I setup Ubuntu on one computer and Vista on another, started a torrent with Transmission and copied the partial download from the Ubuntu computer to the Vista computer and added and started it with uTorrent, behold a BSOD.

Looks like I discovered a problem, probably in NTFS-3G, Windows or uTorrent.

Upon this realisation I searched Google for anyone else encountering the problem and found a thread on the official uTorrent forums http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=53839

I posted steps to reproduce the problem and stated that other Torrent applications did not cause the BSOD with the Administrators/Moderators replying that uTorrent is perfect and it is a problem with my machine or drivers after which I restated that I had tested this on multiple machines.

I gave up responing, but to finish my torrents I ended up setting up a Virtual Machine and used Transmission to download a bit more of the torrent then uploaded the changed file back to Vista using Samba..

Uhh. Ok?

NoScript wishes to inform everyone that: V. Isuckpenis "Gentler Yet Stronger"

=/

Sneaky Sneaky

After foolishly playing around with trojans/exploits and the like I decided to check the worthiness of Process Explorer. One thing that stood out as not being normal was PSIService which I promptly disabled, deleted the service and removed all offending PSI*.dll files.

After removing this ProtexisLicensing crap from my install I found that two programs that I have installed failed to open due to the missing spyware: Corel's Paint Shop Pro XI and RPGMXP.

Luckily I found a workaround: rename PSIKey.dll to PsiClient.dll and everything returns to normal sans the afore mentioned .dll files and service running. Just for reference, to delete the service use the command "sc delete ProtexisLicensing" in the run box or command prompt.

Obviously this defective attempt at DRM does nothing as both of the Protexis affected programs were not only easily had Protexis bypassed but were pirated in the first place. (Not condoning piracy or admitting to having pirated software of course.)

Bye Bye Laptop

After not only crashing, but now returning a BSOD on every boot I decided I had enough.
I rang Acer support and am now getting the laptop sent away due to possible heat damage.

Therefore I am now using my desktop for everything until the Laptop returns. :(
It's weird how everything looks so different without wide-screen and all the other differences my laptop makes.

I also forgot how slow and crapped up my desktop was.

Winner!

You have won!
.
.
.
.
Nothing!