download problem

onllgerard · #1 (**permalink**) February 25th, 2009

everytime i try to download a music file in isohunt, or mininova it wont down to my torrent or limewire it tries to open in windows media player how can i get all my downloads to open in limewie

Lord of the Rings · #2 (**permalink**) February 25th, 2009

Go to Tools -> Options -> Player & make sure use LW Media Player option is checked. If you are using LW 5, I'm not sure where the option is for windows. Birdy might be able to help there.

birdy · #3 (**permalink**) February 25th, 2009

If you're using LW 5 go tools > options > My Library. Tick the box to use LW's player > ok.

You might also have to stop WMP associating with certain file types. In WMP go tools > options > file types. Untick the file types that you don't want WMP to play > apply > ok.

onllgerard · #4 (**permalink**) February 26th, 2009

i would like my torrents to open and download in limewire but they try to open up in windows media player and dont download how do i fix this please someone help

Lord of the Rings · #5 (**permalink**) February 26th, 2009

Threads merged!

onllgerard · #6 (**permalink**) February 26th, 2009

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Originally Posted by birdy

If you're using LW 5 go tools > options > My Library. Tick the box to use LW's player > ok.

You might also have to stop WMP associating with certain file types. In WMP go tools > options > file types. Untick the file types that you don't want WMP to play > apply > ok.

cant seem to find file types im using limewire 4.18 didnt like lmw5 when in in wmp tools>options> i dont have the options for file types ?

onllgerard · #7 (**permalink**) February 26th, 2009

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Originally Posted by onllgerard

cant seem to find file types im using limewire 4.18 didnt like lmw5

birdy · #8 (**permalink**) February 26th, 2009

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Originally Posted by onllgerard

i would like my torrents to open and download in limewire but they try to open up in windows media player and dont download how do i fix this please someone help

Ok, I think I understand now. In your first post, it sounded to me like you wanted downloaded music torrents to open with LW's player... now I think you want torrents to download in LW. Is that right? Is WMP showing as the program that will download torrents??

If that's what's happening - in LW go tools > options > advanced > file association. Associate LW with torrents > apply > ok.
Also check out 6_pac's advice here... it's referring to how to stop LW handling torrents but the same advice can work to make LW handle torrents.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/genera...-limewire.html

Just FYI, LW isn't the best app to handle torrents (it's bad). Most people here use a proper torrent client like Azureus (Vuze) or uTorrent. Check out the clicky links at the bottom of Sleepless's post here if you want to try one of those

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...wnloading.html

onllgerard · #9 (**permalink**) February 27th, 2009

thanks bud got sorted great help i owe you a pint

honda!!*CIVIC_SI*:) · #10 (**permalink**) March 2nd, 2009

wats up this is my first time on here.. i need help figuring out why LW isn't letting me connect to the internet. i can't download anything cause obviously no internet connection.