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From this position I have the option of pausing the download or finishing it., but no option of watching or playing the download.
That's because BT is just a download client -- period. It is not a text editor, image viewer, or movie player -- just a downloading tool (and the minute it becomes otherwise is when I find another client). Once you download the file you can use a program associated with the type of file you've just downloaded to view it -- e.g. WinAmp for MP3; WMP for AVI. Most often files are compressed into a RAR/ZIP/TAR format to "shrink" the file size as much as possible so sending it takes less time. In this case you'd need a program such as WinRAR or WinZip to uncompress them so you can do what you will with the files therein.
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Adding to the confusion is the fact that BT gives no information as to where on my computer the download has gone.
On my version (3.10SP), it says right there on the main GUI window: "Download to: D:\[Path]"
It sounds like you're new to computers as well and BT assumes a deal of experience.