Bit Torrents: suddenly getting "invalid torrent" error

[bigred]

Weird - I installed new version of Firefox but tried IE and same thing.......when I try to download torrent, I get "invalid torrent file" error from both BitTorrent and uTorrent for various files I've tried (including ones I havedownloaded before recently). Ideas on possible causes?

[Ducky]

Obviously the RIAA hacked your computer. Prepare yourself for the jackbooted copyright thugs to appear at your door to take you to a "re-education center."

Is there any logging aside from the error message to look at, or is there an error number in the error message we can google?

[Ian Osborne]

I presume you're talking about torrents you downloaded using your old browser, but was part-way through downloading when you updated.

Have you tried downloading them again? You should be able to pick up from where you left off.

[Policenaut]

The usual reason for this is if you moved or erased the original torrent file after already opening it with your torrent program. Try deleting your Firefox/IE cache before downloading another torrent. Also clear anything already opened in your bittorrent client before starting another bittorrent download.