P2P programs

Utorrent works perfect for me.

Definetely not my Antivirus software. Installed it both in Vista and W7. Even disabled it in W7. Still doesnt work.

By the way, the red/yellow/green icon on the bottom of utorrent means NOTHING. Mine is red right now for some reason and its STILL getting 200kb and up.

That icon actually does mean something. It means uTorrent thinks you're behind a firewall, and it's not properly configured. I would really suggest making sure your port settings are correct, it is a hassle, yes, but it REALLY does matter, as it effects how many connections you're getting. It might allow one connection through, and you got lucky that one time and that user had a high speed connection, hence your high download rate.

If you do not want to rely on UPnP and whatnot, then set it manually yourself. I would really suggest reading this and this if you need help with that. Again, it is annoying at first, but you really only have to do it once. And I've been using UPnP etc with no problem, it should automatically setup Windows Firewall for you and you can check this by clicking the highlighted link in the attached picture (found in Control Panel...System and Security). You might see a few uTorrents listed, it makes a new entry for UDP, TCP, and the program/ports themselves.

Also, it couldn't hurt to check your router's settings, if you have one. It sounds like it should not be in your router as Vista is working fine, but it could also be that uTorrent in Vista is using a different port than uTorrent in 7. When you install uTorrent, it picks a random port. If you need assistance with that, we'll need to know what type of router you have.

And what happens when you test if the port is forwarded properly? Do you get this (see attached image)?

Also, it appears you've completely limited your upload to 0. The nature of torrents requires some sort of upload. So, if you don't upload, you're download will be severely limited. This is probably contributing to the problem, if not outright causing it. Try running the speed test, and then select your upload speed result (from the test) in that "Connection Type" drop down box.

Note: I do know that setting the upload to 0 in the advanced settings in uTorrent will set your upload rate as unlimited - I'm just not sure if it would display as 0.0 in this screen, or as "unlimited". This would also effect your download speed, as you're effectively devoting your entire connection to upload. Definitely set your upload speed result in that drop down box, uTorrent is pretty smart about configuring everything else from there. I wouldn't mess with the custom settings unless you know what you are doing.

No matter which way it's going, that 0.0 is a bad number.

You need to put your port number into your router in the firewall virtual servers and enter the last ip address the router has issued your computer.

I'm pretty sure at this point that your problem is related to your upload/connection settings. Try my instructions and if that doesn't work, then we'll start messing with your ports and router/firewall. Though please, still let me know what the port test result is.

Your router is blocking the port that is why your getting that error. Open IE or what ever browser your using and type in 192.168.2.1 then under firewall click on virtual servers enter your password if you have one then enter the port number in all of the inbound and outbound areas for type select both and enter the last digits of your ip address then click apply and then recheck to see if your port is opened.