BWMeter4.1 installation resulted in Connection Error 769

Pros: I am a proud user of BWMeter 2.4.2 (a 5 star product). It's a great companion as it shows and controls both the traffic and the bandwidth used and keeps track of how much you have downloaded/uploaded (as hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly statistics) since the program was installed and used. After two years of nonstop using of BWmeter 2.4.2, today it crashed and hanged. As I couldn't find its original pack to reinstall, decided to give its latest version (4.1.1) a try instead (please read below)

Cons: I downloaded, unzipped and started to install the program. At first it warned about finding an older version of BWmeter and that it needs to be completely removed. It also required me to uninstall all the info and statistics too and I foolishly did so without exporting the data to some other folders at least. After all these I began installing the 4.1.1 once more. It wasn't progressed halfway yet that the Windows XP warning message about the non certified program or the program has not passed the Windows logo (or sth like that as I hadn't seen that warning message for ages) appeared. Although it felt absolutely strange, I clicked the continue anyway but the warning reappeared! Anyway, I kept continuing and it kept popping up till guess what, my PPPoE connection disconnected. I clicked on it to reconnect and boom! "Error 769: The specific destination is not reachable" was the only thing I was receiving! The BWMeter 4.1.1 installation window has also disappeared without being installed at all! I couldn't breath and was feeling like crying. I decided to restart the Windows as there was nothing to uninstall and wait for a miracle to happen and that very miracle was the XP "last known good configuration" option. Oh my dear God,I chose it and everything got back to normal. I searched through my backup discs and happily found the good old BWMeter 2.4.2. It installed like a charm and is running now.

I still don't know why bwmeter 4.1.1 caused me such an havoc. I even didn't manage to try it for a second as it never finished its installation just disabling my pppoe connection! I don't know, maybe it has some bugs or compatibility issues. I am on the Windows XP (SP2) Professional edition and I downloaded the 4.1.1 version from the developers' own site.

Posted: 30-Jul-2008 08:31:52 AM

its related site is BLOCKED and cannot download :(

Pros: By judging the pic I dare say it looks like a great program (that's why I gave it 4 stars!) but

Cons: Sure this sounds stupid but when I click to download, I am redirected to the ***** block (filter) page saying that the requested page is forbidden(!!!! O_o) because of which I cannot download this program >_< Unfortunatelt there is no alternative/mirror link either to try.

Posted: 01-May-2008 11:17:48 PM

It's also of a great help to the Iranian surfers

Pros: Not only it helps internet users in China but it greatly helps internet users in Iran too if you know what I mean ;-)

And it's indeed a great decission to publish this program in English so everbybody can use it.

Posted: 07-Mar-2008 05:47:01 AM