Need help with bittorrent downloading

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I haven't been downloading from the internet for too long. The only way I've been downloading things is by saving them onto my computer which I guess is called a direct download but I don't know anything about a bittorent download. Could you try to answer my questions any answer would be appreciated.

How does a bittorent download work?

Is it safe? Will it cause me any problems?

What kind of software do I need to play or watch a bittorrent download?

Where can I get the software or whatever I need to watch a bittorrent download?

If you have any other important information on bittorrent downloading that might be important please send me an e-mail.

-- fausto (fausto89@excite.com), August 06, 2004

Answers

im not good at answerin questions but ill try :P

1. what do you mean how does it work? you find sites click on the thing you want and save it somewhere...its like direct downloadin but if you cancel it you can still download to the point you were on

2. im not sure its safe..i think it leaves your ip adress or something

3. you dont really need software...just a player and codecs

4. hm... get a codec from here http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm and i think you need more codecs like divx or something..dont know where to get those

-- dark_warrior (dark_warrior_link@hotmail.com), August 06, 2004.


I downloaded the first link on the page that you told me about but I can't watch the torrent file because a sign pops up on Windows media player that says Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file is either corrupt or the Player does not support the format you are trying to play. Please help. I don't know what do to I've tried watching it on different systems but It doesn't work. I think I'm missing something. Can you tell me what I have to do so I can watch the file.

-- fausto (fausto89@excite.com), August 07, 2004.

hm...did you actually download a torrent file? like fully

-- dark_warrior (dark_warrior_link@hotmail.com), August 08, 2004.

the simple way of knowing how torrent is to just piture that u have a part of a file (which is usually a .tor file u donwload from sites like supernova.) u use this part of file 2 let ppl know that u r searing for the missing parts as well to share this file with other so that ppl will share what they have of this file. sharing n giving may takes a week or so depend what tracker u use. tracker is just a friend's phone number u have. u call ur friend just to get things.

just piture u have a share of a puzzle, and u wan to complete that puzzle

-- colosher (colosher@yahoo.com), August 09, 2004.


Could you give me the name of a website that has torrent files so I can try and download them. If you read the messages above I downloaded a Supposedly torrent file and it didn't even take 2 minutes to download maybe I'm doing this wrong. So I need to Install a Codec in my computer then I download the files?

-- ??? (fausto89@excite.com), August 09, 2004.


Thanks I know how it works now but can't play them on my computer. Could you give me the name of a website that has torrent files so I can try and download them. If you read the messages above I downloaded a Supposedly torrent file and it didn't even take 2 minutes to download maybe I'm doing this wrong. So I need to Install a Codec in my computer then I download the files?

-- ??? (fausto89@excite.com), August 09, 2004.

I think I almost got it to work but a message popped up saying bad data from tracker what does that mean?

-- ??? (fausto89@excite.com), August 09, 2004.

what kinda torrents you lookin for? anime / movies / games / music?

www.suprnova.org

has all them 4 :P kekeke bad data from tracker..eh..i dont really remember but if the torrent failed downloadin then er..you can try to right click the torrent on the site and save as somewhere then double click the torrent you saved and save that thing somewhere.... im not good at explaining stuff :S or if that dont work then you mustv shut the computer down while the torrent was downloading

-- dark_warrior (dark_warrior_link@hotmail.com), August 10, 2004.


I installed Bit Tornado and BitTorrent on my computer I don't know if I over did it but It seems to be working now. Thanks for all the help!

-- ??? (fausto89@excite.com), August 10, 2004.

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