If you’ve installed the latest version of FlashGet v1.8 Beta 1, you’ll notice that it can support download torrent files which is great news to all torrent downloaders! However, because it’s still in Beta, I wouldn’t want to download torrent files using FlashGet. I prefer to use the smallest torrent client which is µTorrent. Problem is, when I installed FlasGet 1.8 Beta 1, it overwrites the default file opener or handler association for .torrent files with FlashGet. I checked the options on FlashGet and found a box where I can uncheck to disassociate FlashGet with .torrent file. After unchecking the box, weirdly FlashGet will again overwrite the default .torrent file association to FlashGet even though I’ve disabled it.
If you’ve encountered this problem, read on for a fix on how to stop FlashGet from overwriting your default .torrent association.
First of all, you’ll need to DOWNLOAD and install the latest version of FlashGet v1.8 Beta “2″.
Next, go to FlashGet’s Options from your Tools menu.
When the options box is out, go to “Other” tab, scroll right to the bottom and you’ll see a checkbox that says “Associate FlashGet with .torrent file“. Uncheck that box.
That’s all. Run your favorite Torrent client such as uTorrent, BitComet, Azureus, Mainline, and etc to make it the default torrent handler.
FlashGet 1.8 beta 1 has problems with that checkbox. Even if you’ve uncheck that box, it still wouldn’t work. After much complain from users of 1.8 beta 1, the author has fixed this bug and released beta 2.
Update 8-DEC-2006: FlashGet 1.8 Beta 3 is out! It claims to fix the bug “Check the Downloaded BT File Completely”. Download link is updated to FlashGet 1.8 Beta 3.
Update 12-DEC-2006: Final version of FlashGet 1.8 is out! Download link updated.