Hello,
I don't what are you doing, but...
1) The plugin runs fine in Windows 7 Pro
2) In windows 7, permissions are more restrictive, check this out first.
This is the test system I've build:
- 'Miniserver': My old server, running Win2K SP4 during years, with uTorrent v2.04.22150 & WebUI v0.371.
- 'Virtual7': a Oracle VBox Virtual Machine in my dailywork PC, running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (64bits), with VM Oracle VBox v3.2.8r64453.
(In the VBox: Windows 7 Professional (32bits), with LCD Smartie 5.4 & plugin)
The plugin stablishes queries by http at regular intervals with the WebUI page, take the page contents, parse the data and extract the info about the torrents. So, if you can't connect via http with the WebUI, you will see nothing.
1) Check the status of the uTorrent server WebUI.
- Is the WebUI activated? ( Preferencies->WebUI->Active)
- Is the token security option enabled? ( Preferences->Advanced->webui.token_auth = false)
- Is visible from the machine that runs lcdsmartie in the web browser? (Can you access "http://utorrent_machine_name:webui_port/gui/" in the browser?)
2) Is the plugin INI configured correctly?
- Can resolve the name of the server?
- Can access the desired port (WebUI)?
This is my config (utorrent.ini) in the tests:
[config]
user=administrator
pwd=j17726r859l
server=miniserver
port=8880
refresh=10000
These are the points that I've had to change in Windows7:
In my tests, I had to set the security of the browswer in Windows 7 to 'intranet'.I've not able to see the WebUI page in the IE until i done this.
When I solved the problem, I needed to change the 'hosts' file in the Windows 7, to make resolve the name 'miniserver' to its associated IP. If you specify a IP directly in the INI config file you will not need this.
Also, the new security schema in Windows 7, implies that:
To copy/modify files or folders under 'ProgramFiles' (I've installed LCDSmartie under this folder) need admin privileges, but once permited, the access to the INI file by the plugin is always for 'read'.There's no need to special privileges for normal operation of LCDSmartie nor the plugin.
So check the documentation and recheck the permissions and security settings on Win7.
This is a screenshot of the Windows 7 VM with LCDSamrtie running and showing the uTorrent info:
Best regards
JR.