Thank you for your replies. I did delete the whole System Mechanic. I downloaded and installed BitComet and followed your instructions. It was a success, as I was able to download my first torrent, which I was very excited about. Is uTorrent much better than BitComet, or should I just stick with what works?
Unfortunatey, I've had some further issues with my system. Firstly, I went to move the downloaded files into my Seagate external hard drive and when I went to open the drive, I got a message saying it is not formatted! I did not opt to format it for fear of losing my entire music collection. I'm able to play the files through iTunes, but can't access the drive in Windows. Do you happen to have any suggestions on this issue, or should I ask this in a different forum?
Next, when I turned on my laptop the following day, my wireless icon popped up with a message saying I had an IP conflict, that another system on the network was using the same IP. I was unable to access the internet. When I clicked on the Support tab under the Wireless Connection status the IP address and Subnet Mask showed 0.0.0.0. I assumed the conflict had to do with uTorrent and BitComet having the same port, so I uninstalled uTorrent, but this did not help. I wound up extending my warranty with Linksys and after a couple hours on the phone they connected to my system and reset my wireless network. However they also set up a static IP and opened the port again for BitComet, so at least I know that's been done properly.
So, I'm back up and running, I believe BitComet is working properly, so I'm thinking I should prob stick with that unless it's worth it to figure out what's up with uTorrent. I'm just left with a new issue with my external which scares the life out of me.
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