Torrent Error with uTorrent and Avast

[debiprasad_sahoo]

I am having uTorrent 1.7.7 and Avast 4.8 Home with Windows Vista Home 32 bit. When I am trying to download anything using uTorrent after some times it shows error: torrent error, this file is being used by another process.

When I checked it, it was avast which is scanning the files.

How can solve this problem? Please help.

[boom2709]

i have never personally used Avast .. but im sure there must be a way to turn off automatic scanning, try it out.

[Faun]

stop p2p shield

[debiprasad_sahoo]

Originally Posted by boom2709

i have never personally used Avast .. but im sure there must be a way to turn off automatic scanning, try it out.

Originally Posted by T159

stop p2p shield

I tried both. Still it was scanning the file.
Yesterday, when I started uTorrent and started downloding those two torrents, this time only for one torrent, it shows the error and for the other one, it worked finely. I checked Avast, and found that this time it is also not scanning any of the p2p files. Don't know where is the actuall problem.

[ashu888ashu888]

Jus d/load from one torrent at a time..
It will allow for a better b/width along with good d/load speed

I also hv Avast 4.8 professional (P2P Shield TERMINATED) and uTORRENT 1.6 version (not the 1.7 one) maybe that can be a problem u are facing..

Hv u done port forwarding (i knw its not related to ur error, still asking)

Cheers n e-peace...

[realdan]

migrate to another antivirus software

[debiprasad_sahoo]

Originally Posted by ashu888ashu888

Jus d/load from one torrent at a time..
It will allow for a better b/width along with good d/load speed

I don't agree with you on this. I am trying to download more than one at a time, because, if one will loose peers, other torrents can use those bandwidth.

Originally Posted by ashu888ashu888

I also hv Avast 4.8 professional (P2P Shield TERMINATED) and uTORRENT 1.6 version (not the 1.7 one) maybe that can be a problem u are facing..

Now I am thinking that Avast is not a problem, because, yesterday when this problem happened, I checked Avast and its P2P Shield, it was not scanning anything and the standard shield was scanning other files. Not sure who is using the torrent files. And I have also installed my os few days back. So there is also not so much programs, who can use this.

Originally Posted by ashu888ashu888

Hv u done port forwarding (i knw its not related to ur error, still asking)

No, I hv not done this and not sure how to do?

Originally Posted by realdan

migrate to another antivirus software

No chance dear, I can migrate to another antivirus from my favorite and trusted and free one.

[ashu888ashu888]

Originally Posted by debiprasad_sahoo

No, I hv not done this and not sure how to do?

Check the link in my signature to get to knw abt PORT FORWARDING

Cheers n e-peace...

[jakeb22]

Migrate - use AVG.
I read on yahoo answers - it is Google or Microsoft Desktop Search Bars.
They have something to do with constantly scanning incoming files for cache control.
Anyway, weird thing is only happens to some files, ie: when 20% downloaded, or 1% downloaded. and not others.
Have nero 8 ultra mediahome, unless is broadcasting without knowing whilst not completed, then i see a problem, but even with taskbar open, cant see any other process using, so must be background. I have used UT 6 for ages while back, never had problem like this, so assumign is bug issues, particaly with vista which have `user freindly` features such as taskbars inserted from the start. so 1st thing - remove them when I get home and give update.

had big problems last time with macafee & norton, even removing them from system was hard as had to crete a master account to delete the sub account (standard set up). then everything worked fine re: ports, seeds,entry/exit.

Might download 6 and uninstall search bars as a double saftey net to stop errors.
will report back

[Roadripper]

The antivirus is blockin ur torrent go to windows and make utorent in trsuted list and do u use peer guardian or any firewall...

[debiprasad_sahoo]

I am not sure which one blocks/uses the file while downloading, but it happens to some files only. All other files downloads successfully.

[debiprasad_sahoo]

When I am downloading any mp3 files, the error is showing and download stops, but for video files it is working well. Please help.

[ax3]

might b a problem with the file itself ......

[debiprasad_sahoo]

Originally Posted by ax3

might b a problem with the file itself ......

It happens to all the mp3 files and the folder containing any mp3 files.

[debiprasad_sahoo]

Finally I pointed out the problem and had the solution.

The problem was not anyhow related with Avast 4.8 Home edition. That was the day, when I updated Avast to 4.8 and found the above mentioned problem in uTorrent.

Well the problem was with Roxio media manager services. It was watching some media files including the directory where I download files using uTorrent. When the media manager services was trying to access any file and uTorrent unable to write in that file, I got the error.

Now I stopped watching those directories by media manager services and now I have no problem.