setting background picture URL to something that doesn't work.

Questions and Answers : Preferences : setting background picture URL to something that doesn't work.

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Michael Johnson Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1 Credit: 45 RAC: 0	Message 10527 - Posted: 21 Jul 2004, 3:24:05 UTC
	I was trying out the background picture option in the seti@home preferences. I tried 2 URLs but it didn't understand them.. ok no problem. I changed the field back to blank and saved the settings. However two days later it is still trying to download these pictures.. SETI@home - 2004-07-21 11:00:45 - Couldn't start download for file://C:\\LIB\\PIC\\Machine\\global solar flyer.jpg: error -113 SETI@home - 2004-07-21 11:00:45 - Backing off 2 hours, 55 minutes, and 5 seconds on transfer of file background_1090135708 --- - 2004-07-21 11:00:48 - Can't resolve hostname https (host name not found) SETI@home - 2004-07-21 11:00:48 - Couldn't start download for https://www.scotts-house.net.au/picospace.png: error -113 SETI@home - 2004-07-21 11:00:48 - Backing off 9 minutes and 8 seconds on transfer of file background_1090135943
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Pascal, K G Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 2343 Credit: 150,491 RAC: 0	Message 10757 - Posted: 21 Jul 2004, 14:43:26 UTC
	Owner's manual Website Owner's Manual Bah!!! I am in it for the money. Message from the Head ;o) of the Horse Head Nebula Branch of Seti@Home, Check is in the mail
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Thierry Van Driessche Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3083 Credit: 140,740 RAC: 0	Message 11346 - Posted: 22 Jul 2004, 15:36:48 UTC
	Apparently your preferences has not been changed on your PC. If you did not closed the client, I would try first to close it, then restart it, do an "Update" in the tab "Projects" and check in the tab "Messages" that your preferences has been updated. Once your preferences have been updated, you should not have the error message anymore. Hope this helps. Greetings from Belgium. *Help Desk: use "Most recent answer first"* sorting
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Keck_Komputers Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 1575 Credit: 1,379,989 RAC: 1,101	Message 11372 - Posted: 22 Jul 2004, 15:58:11 UTC
	They will eventually give up. The only sure way to stop them is to do a clean reinstall. A project reset and detaching and reattaching have a chance of fixing it so you may want to try that first. John Keck BOINCing since 2002/12/08
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Alex Send message Joined: 26 Sep 01 Posts: 260 Credit: 2,327 RAC: 0	Message 11872 - Posted: 24 Jul 2004, 10:36:15 UTC - in response to Message 10757.
	> <a> href="http://homepage.mac.com/pauldbuck/site-boinc/oman-app/app-summary.html">Owner's > manual[/url] > > <a> href="http://homepage.mac.com/pauldbuck/site-boinc/oman-web/web-over.html">Website > Owner's Manual[/url] > > Bah!!! I am in it for the money. > > Message from the Head ;o) of the > Horse Head Nebula Branch of Seti@Home, > > Check is in the mail > I clicked the 'off topic' button on your response because your posting of 'link to manual' is annoying. Unless your 'manual' actually fixes someone's problem, don't be so rude as to post a 'RTFM' style response.
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