I have Seti set up so that the screensaver comes on after 10 minutes of inactivity. After another 10 minutes it goes to a blank screen. But then I get an onscreen message that says: "Secure Windows desktop detected. This configuration is currently not supported". What does this mean and what is wrong? Please help. Otherwise the program seems to be running fine.

It means that you have password protected your screensaver, and BOINC will not show graphics. BOINC is crunching away underneath.

> It means that you have password protected your screensaver, and BOINC will not
> show graphics. BOINC is crunching away underneath.
> <a> href="http://www.boinc.dk/index.php?page=user_statistics&userid=9915">
>
I have no idea what this is all about as I have never knowingly password protected the screensaver. How do I go about undoing this? What do I do to take this password protection off so that BOINC will show graphics? Please help!!

> > It means that you have password protected your screensaver, and BOINC
> will not
> > show graphics. BOINC is crunching away underneath.
> > <a>
> href="http://www.boinc.dk/index.php?page=user_statistics&userid=9915"> [/url]

> It means that you have password protected your screensaver, and BOINC will not
> show graphics. BOINC is crunching away underneath.
> <a> href="http://www.boinc.dk/index.php?page=user_statistics&userid=9915">
>
Any idea when Boinc / Seti@home will support a password protected screensaver? My company has strict rules that all machines must have a password protected screensaver so turning it off is not an option.

I would imagine from your explanation of your problem and your statement that you have not set a password you are probably using Windows XP. To enable Boinc to show the graphics properly and then go to blank screen at the preset time is a simply adjustment. Right-click on your Desktop and open Properties then the Screen Saver Tab or open it from Display in Control Panel. Remove the Check from the box that says On Resume Display Welcome Screen. Boinc will now work properly. For some people this may not be a good idea because they have set up multiple User Accounts and by not showing the Welcome Screen on wake-up you will effectively be coming right back in to the last active User Account. If someone else has an account with different Desktop Preferences or Shortcuts they will need to click Start then LogOff and either log you off or click on Switch User to get to their Desktop. Hope this helps.

> I would imagine from your explanation of your problem and your statement that
> you have not set a password you are probably using Windows XP. To enable Boinc
> to show the graphics properly and then go to blank screen at the preset time
> is a simply adjustment. Right-click on your Desktop and open Properties then
> the Screen Saver Tab or open it from Display in Control Panel. Remove the
> Check from the box that says On Resume Display Welcome Screen. Boinc will now
> work properly. For some people this may not be a good idea because they have
> set up multiple User Accounts and by not showing the Welcome Screen on wake-up
> you will effectively be coming right back in to the last active User Account.
> If someone else has an account with different Desktop Preferences or Shortcuts
> they will need to click Start then LogOff and either log you off or click on
> Switch User to get to their Desktop. Hope this helps.
>
>

You describe it as if this is a minor inconvenience. It is not. It is a MAJOR FREAKING BUG. You are forcing people to run an insecure computer in order to use the software. Forcing that choice is bad, bad, bad. It is not only profoundly ill mannered, it is also bad software design to force the user to adapt to the software's preferences. In addition, it is a huge step backward from previous versions of SETI.

I cannot run your apps until you fix this.

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> > I would imagine from your explanation of your problem and your statement
> that
> > you have not set a password you are probably using Windows XP. To enable
> Boinc
> > to show the graphics properly and then go to blank screen at the preset
> time
> > is a simply adjustment. Right-click on your Desktop and open Properties
> then
> > the Screen Saver Tab or open it from Display in Control Panel. Remove
> the
> > Check from the box that says On Resume Display Welcome Screen. Boinc will
> now
> > work properly. For some people this may not be a good idea because they
> have
> > set up multiple User Accounts and by not showing the Welcome Screen on
> wake-up
> > you will effectively be coming right back in to the last active User
> Account.
> > If someone else has an account with different Desktop Preferences or
> Shortcuts
> > they will need to click Start then LogOff and either log you off or click
> on
> > Switch User to get to their Desktop. Hope this helps.
> >
> >
>
> You describe it as if this is a minor inconvenience. It is not. It is a MAJOR
> FREAKING BUG. You are forcing people to run an insecure computer in order to
> use the software. Forcing that choice is bad, bad, bad. It is not only
> profoundly ill mannered, it is also bad software design to force the user to
> adapt to the software's preferences. In addition, it is a huge step backward
> from previous versions of SETI.
>
> I cannot run your apps until you fix this.
>
>

Rather than rely on the screen saver/BOINC to "Go to Blank", why not just set the monitor to power off after 20 minutes?

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