Having updated my old account, downloaded and installed the programme, when I run it, all I get is the following message, over and over again (after waiting the amount of time stated at the end):

--- - 2004-09-05 21:29:51 - Starting BOINC client version 4.05 for windows_intelx86
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ - 2004-09-05 21:29:52 - Project prefs: using your defaults
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ - 2004-09-05 21:29:53 - Host ID not assigned yet
--- - 2004-09-05 21:29:53 - No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ - 2004-09-05 21:30:06 - Deferring communication with project for 6 minutes and 30 seconds
--- - 2004-09-05 21:29:51 - Starting BOINC client version 4.05 for windows_intelx86
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ - 2004-09-05 21:29:52 - Project prefs: using your defaults
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ - 2004-09-05 21:29:53 - Host ID not assigned yet
--- - 2004-09-05 21:29:53 - No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ - 2004-09-05 21:30:06 - Deferring communication with project for 6 minutes and 30 seconds

I'm on a laptop running Windows 98SE, and I have Zone Alarm running. I've read god knows how many other posts, and haven't found anything that's helped. I'm not very techie when it comes to things like this, so cardboard chewable pages would be best with any explanation. I'm about to just give up and carry on running the old sah and then leave it alone when it's phased out.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Win 98se has a problem you need this ver
http://setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu/boinc_alpha/download/boinc_4.07_windows_intelx86.exe
P4 3.0 512cache
P4 1.8 512cache
Gainward FX5900u
Visiontek gf4 4600
160 gig ata 100
20 gig ata 133
Dx9b
1gig pc3200
1gig pc2100
on dsl
XP pro
BOINC Ver 4.05

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1. First read this. The version 4.05 has problems with W98.

2. If you decide to switch over to the version 4.07, at your own risk, you can download it from here.

3. Install that version and run it.

4. When ZoneAlarm asks you if you allow access to the trusted zone answer yes. On the question if allow to act as a server for Internet, answer no. The problem you have for the moment is due to the configuration settings of ZoneAlarm for Boinc. You can actually send some info to the server, but the server can not connect to your PC.

Hope this helps.

Greetings from Belgium.

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Thanks to both of you, but I can't download the updated version. I've gone to the links you both gave me, both lead me to the same page, and I clicked on the Windows/x86 'click to download' link. It just brought up the exact same page. I noticed the 'First-time BOINC Alpha Test participants:
Don't download BOINC software now. Create an account before you download' bit, and clicked on the 'Create an account' link instead: same result. I don't seem to be able to get off this page!

Is there something obvious I'm missing, or is it supposed to be running me around in circles?!?

TK

> Thanks to both of you, but I can't download the updated version. I've gone to
> the links you both gave me, both lead me to the same page, and I clicked on
> the Windows/x86 'click to download' link. It just brought up the exact same
> page. I noticed the 'First-time BOINC Alpha Test participants:
> Don't download BOINC software now. Create an account before you download' bit,
> and clicked on the 'Create an account' link instead: same result. I don't seem
> to be able to get off this page!
>
> Is there something obvious I'm missing, or is it supposed to be running me
> around in circles?!?

Uops, download link seems not to work. :(
And this is the only place where you can download it. I'm afraid you will have to wait untill people in Berkeley fixed to broken download link.

> > Thanks to both of you, but I can't download the updated version. I've
> gone to
> > the links you both gave me, both lead me to the same page, and I clicked
> on
> > the Windows/x86 'click to download' link. It just brought up the exact
> same
> > page. I noticed the 'First-time BOINC Alpha Test participants:
> > Don't download BOINC software now. Create an account before you download'
> bit,
> > and clicked on the 'Create an account' link instead: same result. I don't
> seem
> > to be able to get off this page!
> >
> > Is there something obvious I'm missing, or is it supposed to be running
> me
> > around in circles?!?
>
> Uops, download link seems not to work. :(
> And this is the only place where you can download it. I'm afraid you will have
> to wait untill people in Berkeley fixed to broken download link.
>
>
O.k, thanks anyway. I'll give it a shot tomorrow.

TK

Thanks to you both, but the updateed version just crashes when left to itself for more than about 5 minutes. I guess I'm just not meant to be running it.
I'll come back every few months maybe, see if there's a version that might work with my system.

TK

> Thanks to you both, but the updateed version just crashes when left to itself
> for more than about 5 minutes. I guess I'm just not meant to be running it.
> I'll come back every few months maybe, see if there's a version that might
> work with my system.
>
> TK
>
>EDIT EDIT EDIT

Tom did you give ZA permission to pass BOINC thru and if you can could you cut and paste your preferences and post them here


These are mine


Do work while computer is running on batteries? (matters only for portable computers) no
Do work while computer is in use? yes
Do work only between the hours of (no restriction)
Leave applications in memory while preempted? (suspended applications will consume swap space if 'yes') yes
Confirm before connecting to Internet?(matters only if you use a modem) no
Disconnect when done? (matters only if you use a modem) no
Connect to network about every 3 days
On multiprocessors, use at most 1 processors
Write to disk at most every 1200 seconds
Limits on disk space and memory used by BOINC:
Use no more than 8 GB
Leave at least .1 GB
Use no more than 75% of total space
Use no more than 75% of total virtual memory
Limits on network bandwidth used by BOINC:
Maximum download rate: no limit
Maximum upload rate: no limit


Tom post the following...........


When Asking for help, please post the following;
Type of PC
How much memory
Type of Operating System
Type of connection to Internet
Projects You are Running
Version of BOINC

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