BEFORE you make any post in these forums

• Read the Forum RULES
• Read Why we need to use proper language and spelling.

In the meantime, please use the generic vBulletin FAQ.

1. What are official warnings?
2. How do I read a PM (Private Message)?
3. How do I create a thread?
4. What should I do if I get an unsolicited PM/IM?
5. How do I ignore someone?
6. what are green "dots" (aka REP) & how to have a sig?
7. Can't login to the forums? Read This before posting
8. What is "reputation" - how much do I have, how much can I give out, etc?

This Torrent FAQ is just one of the FAQ family.

This is a "Table of Contents" of the various Mystery-Axiom Torrent guides.

This should help you find what you need more easily.

1. BEFORE you make any post in these forums
   1. Read How to ask for help with Torrents
2. Starting with Torrents
   1. A guide to Torrents for total newbies (beginners)
   2. How to use Torrents
      1. What are Torrents?
      2. What do all these words mean?
         1. Basic BT (BitTorrent) vocabulary (seeding, uploading, share rating, etc.)
         2. Video FORMAT types: SVCD, DivX, DVDr, etc? What's the difference?
         3. What does HEALTH mean?
3. Sites - Common questions about Torrent Sites
   1. How to choose a GOOD torrent
   2. How & Where to Make REQUESTS
4. BT Clients (selecting, configuring) (How do I get the .torrent file to do something)
   
5. Downloading problems
   1. IF YOU HAVE A ROUTER/FIREWALL
   2. Improve Torrent download speeds
   3. Torrent gets "stuck"
      1. Problem downloading the .torrent file?
      2. Common BT Client Error Messages - Explained
      3. Problem Connecting to/with Tracker - Explained
      4. You're Stuck @ 95+% and...
      5. If your BT Client/Windows complains that the file being downloaded exceeds 4GB and your file system doesn't support that, please see this guide
6. Files you receive (I've downloaded something – what do I do now?)
   1. File types to expect
      1. General
         1. Not sure what kind of file type(s) you have?
         2. NFO (MSinfo) files - always read these FIRST
      2. Packaged (archived) files
         1. How to handle .rar/.r01/.001 files with WinRar
      3. Burnable files
         1. bin/cue, mdf/mds, iso, img, daa - Overview
   2. Playing/Installing on your PC
      1. Videos
         1. Video won't play? Get audio but no video (or vice versa)? Use VLC!
         2. See the Video FAQ
      2. bin/cue, mdf/mds, iso, img, daa
         1. Burn them to CD/DVD(s)
         2. Mount them virtually
      3. Games
         1. PSP FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
         2. Daemon Tools FAQ
7. How to upload files (seed torrents)
   1. Existing torrents
      1. Just keep your Client open after your download finishes – until your share ratio exceeds 1.0 (aka 100%)
   2. New torrents
      1. How to make a torrent file/Creating a new torrent
      2. A guide to DHT (Trackerless Torrents)
   • MaggiePixel and other members of the former TorrentSpy/IRCSpy forums and mod/admin team.
   * updated 17sep07

1. Video FAQ

1. Burning PS2 game backups FAQ
2. PSP FAQ
3. Take Your PSP Online
4. Burning PC game backups (Daemon Tools) FAQ
5. DS games: Getting Started