BitTorrent: how the hell does it work?
 

Alright, i downloaded the bittorrent program offered by the fella who developed it first. installed it, the whole 9 yards. so now i wanna download, say, an episode of South Park. so i click on the file, and hit the ol' save button for a particular location. So then a fucking error thing pops up:
Windows cannot find 'C:\Documents and Settings\Ryan\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\O9SX63S5\SouthPark_814 - Woodland Critter Christmas_(rm_MrTwig_net)[1].torrent'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button and then click Search.
And I get that message every time I try to download anything and everything, regardless of the file.

Dude, I thought you were a pirate!

Try this version: www.BitTornado.com

i've never dl'd using this whole torrent thing before... i've gotten all my shit using the good ol' regular downloading

BitTorrent is the best way to download albums, movies and TV-series! I also use DC ++.

alright, i'm using BitTornado now, the link to a particular file which Steve posted on ABRocks seems to be working, other than the fact that it's not actually downloading. actually, now a little error message about being unable to connect to a tracker or something like that....

You've got a fucked up Torrent, download a new one!

no, i think it's working now... i just think not many people were online earlier... the torrent should be fine b/c it's new from the past few days

Doesn't matter. What matters is how many who's seeding it.

isn't that the same thing as being online & sharing the file? or is bittorrent completely different from regular ol' p2p?

Nevermind.

you, sir, rock!