How to Open Bit Torrent Files in Windows XP
BitTorrent is a network protocol that allows large files to be transferred quickly over the Internet. Using BitTorrent, each person sharing a file devotes a small portion of her bandwidth to transferring the file to people who need it. You can use BitTorrent to receive a large file quickly if many people are sharing it. If your Windows XP computer is unable to open BitTorrent files, you may not have a BitTorrent client installed, or you may need to correct the program association for Torrent files.
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Confirm that your computer has a BitTorrent client installed. A BitTorrent client is a program that has the ability to open Torrent files and download the associated data using the BitTorrent protocol. If your computer does not have a BitTorrent client, three free clients that you can download are Vuze, uTorrent and BitComet.
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Double-click a Torrent file after installing a BitTorrent client. The BitTorrent client should open the file successfully. If it does not, continue.
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Click the "Start" button, and then click "Control Panel."
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Double-click the "Folder Options" icon. If you do not see this icon, click "Switch to Classic View" on the left side of the window.
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Click the "File Types" tab at the top of the window.
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Click the extension ".TORRENT" on the list, and then click the "Change" button. If you do not see the extension, click the "New" button, type ".TORRENT" in the "File Extension" field and click "OK."
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Click "Select the program from a list," and then click "OK."
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Locate your computer's BitTorrent client on the list and click it.
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Click "OK," and then click "Close." Double-click the Torrent file to open it in the BitTorrent client.
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