Reviews of µTorrent for Windows

1. 
   flibberyGiveIt

   Reviewing 1.8.3 Build 15772 (Jul 3, 2009)

   It works.--One of very few no nonsense
   programs.
   I especially like its updater-do you want
   to upgrade? Click yes, two seconds and
   done with no forcing me to say "[Good
   Doggie!! You didn't crash]!"
2. 
   Virtual_ManPL

   Reviewing 1.8.3 Build 15658 (Jun 26, 2009)

   @ bigmama - Vuze better ?! in what... ?!
   
   Vuze now is bloatware PoS...
   I dont need program to downloading my torrents and eating over than 200MB RAM...
3. 
   Prospero424

   Reviewing 1.8.3 Build 15658 (Jun 18, 2009)

   Looks like this is the 1.8.3 stable since this is what you get when you click "download uTorrent" on their main page, now. But my 1.8.2 client doesn't automatically update to 1.8.3 yet. I guess it'll be within the next couple of days, if not sooner.
   
   No problems at all so far. Still as fast and light as ever.
   
   Changes from 1.8.2:
   
   - 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
   - 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
   
   Oh, and bigmama: if you admit that uTorrent is "good", then why did you give it the lowest rating possible? Don't be a fanboy.
4. 
   bigmama

   Reviewing 1.8.3 Build 15658 (Jun 17, 2009)

   utorrent is good but vuze (formerly azureus) is better!
5. 
   Darkman00

   Reviewing 1.8.3 Build 15638 (Jun 15, 2009)

   Installed the new 183 release - 1.8.3 (build 15638)
   
   Working good so far! :)

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