Unable to associate or open torrent files in uTorrent, you are not alone it is a common problem. Are you having problem opening torrent file in any torrent software even then the below tutorial will be helpful for you. A few months ago, I had installed Azure / Vuze, just for the sake of trying a new product and ended up getting stuck in that abyss for eternity. After uninstalling the software from my Windows Vista pc, I was unable to open any torrent file in either of my torrent softwares like Bitcomet, or utorrent. I tried reinstalling vuze and it worked fine but without Vuze no software would open the torrent file.
I think this was some kind of a bug or may be they deliberately want you to use Vuze, any how if you are running a Windows 7,8, or Vista PC here is an answer to your problem which I found over the internet after trying thousands of different ways to associate torrent file with utorrent.
Usually the open with function will not do you any good.
Solution:- Open your notepad and copy the text below, and save the file as fix.reg or anything with a .reg extension. Now right click the file which you have saved and click merge into registry option. Ones this is done you are good to go.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.torrent]
@=”uTorrent”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.torrent\OpenWithProgids]
“uTorrent”=””
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\uTorrent]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\uTorrent\shell]
@=”open”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\uTorrent\shell\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\uTorrent\shell\open\command]
@=”\”C:\\Program Files\\uTorrent\\uTorrent.exe\” \”%1\””
Make sure your utorrent is installed in the above path that is c:\programfiles and the above registry code will work like magic.