PC Crashing

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N5TEV Send message Joined: 11 Dec 99 Posts: 27 Credit: 489,361 RAC: 757	Message 620048 - Posted: 16 Aug 2007, 3:33:02 UTC
	I've been running S@H for a couple years now, since upgrading from the old classic version, with no problems. All of a sudden in the last couple days my PC would lock up a few moments after the screen saver stated. This coincided with what appeared to be the software updating itself (?) to version 5.27. I'm running a pretty clean installation of Win98SE, and have eliminated all other causes. I've had to disable it until I can figure out a solution. Any help would be appreciated. Jeff
	ID: 620048 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 620069 - Posted: 16 Aug 2007, 4:48:14 UTC - in response to Message 620048.
	I've been running S@H for a couple years now, since upgrading from the old classic version, with no problems. All of a sudden in the last couple days my PC would lock up a few moments after the screen saver stated. This coincided with what appeared to be the software updating itself (?) to version 5.27. I'm running a pretty clean installation of Win98SE, and have eliminated all other causes. I've had to disable it until I can figure out a solution. Any help would be appreciated. Jeff Try to see if using the blank screen saver helps. BOINC will run as a background task anyway. ____________ BOINC WIKI
	ID: 620069 ·

uapel Send message Joined: 22 Nov 05 Posts: 3 Credit: 371,499 RAC: 119	Message 620163 - Posted: 16 Aug 2007, 9:11:27 UTC
	I observed the same behaviour on different xp machines. PCs are completely locked and have to be powered down.
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N5TEV Send message Joined: 11 Dec 99 Posts: 27 Credit: 489,361 RAC: 757	Message 620298 - Posted: 16 Aug 2007, 15:42:29 UTC - in response to Message 620069.
	I've been running S@H for a couple years now, since upgrading from the old classic version, with no problems. All of a sudden in the last couple days my PC would lock up a few moments after the screen saver stated. This coincided with what appeared to be the software updating itself (?) to version 5.27. I'm running a pretty clean installation of Win98SE, and have eliminated all other causes. I've had to disable it until I can figure out a solution. Any help would be appreciated. Jeff Try to see if using the blank screen saver helps. BOINC will run as a background task anyway. Thanks, I will tonight. But I just installed on my new XP machine and have same behavior. Wiil advise. Jeff
	ID: 620298 ·

N5TEV Send message Joined: 11 Dec 99 Posts: 27 Credit: 489,361 RAC: 757	Message 620305 - Posted: 16 Aug 2007, 15:47:45 UTC - in response to Message 620163.
	I observed the same behaviour on different xp machines. PCs are completely locked and have to be powered down. Good to here its not just me (XP & 98, previous post). Hopefully its a common bug that will be resolved soon. Jeff
	ID: 620305 ·

Grunneger Send message Joined: 14 Nov 06 Posts: 1 Credit: 81,554 RAC: 0	Message 620351 - Posted: 16 Aug 2007, 18:16:19 UTC
	The same here It's the second time in two days now...
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N5TEV Send message Joined: 11 Dec 99 Posts: 27 Credit: 489,361 RAC: 757	Message 621471 - Posted: 17 Aug 2007, 23:47:29 UTC
	Anyone got any ideas yet?
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John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 621541 - Posted: 18 Aug 2007, 0:32:12 UTC
	What is tha status of the Hard Disk light when the computer is locked up? ____________ BOINC WIKI
	ID: 621541 ·

N5TEV Send message Joined: 11 Dec 99 Posts: 27 Credit: 489,361 RAC: 757	Message 621669 - Posted: 18 Aug 2007, 3:23:44 UTC - in response to Message 621541. Last modified: 18 Aug 2007, 3:25:18 UTC
	What is tha status of the Hard Disk light when the computer is locked up? No Activity. Computer is frozen. This began immediatley after the 5.27 update.
	ID: 621669 ·

Giancarlo Oppermann Send message Joined: 13 Mar 00 Posts: 3 Credit: 2,434,487 RAC: 968	Message 621758 - Posted: 18 Aug 2007, 5:58:42 UTC - in response to Message 621669.
	The last versions of BOINC are increasingely bugged... The last one simply crash any application like Microsoft Excel and Corel Draw on some of my computers! ____________
	ID: 621758 ·

Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 5059 Credit: 40,977,797 RAC: 52,769	Message 621761 - Posted: 18 Aug 2007, 6:02:58 UTC - in response to Message 621471.
	Anyone got any ideas yet? Does it still happen with the screen saver turned off? ____________ Grant Darwin NT.
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Giancarlo Oppermann Send message Joined: 13 Mar 00 Posts: 3 Credit: 2,434,487 RAC: 968	Message 621762 - Posted: 18 Aug 2007, 6:03:27 UTC - in response to Message 621758.
	Of course I already tried all solutions suggested by Seti@Home, like updating drivers and the DirectX. The problem is the buggy BOINC itself... ____________
	ID: 621762 ·

Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 11987 Credit: 18,164,246 RAC: 56,142	Message 621786 - Posted: 18 Aug 2007, 6:48:15 UTC - in response to Message 621762.
	Of course I already tried all solutions suggested by Seti@Home, like updating drivers and the DirectX. The problem is the buggy BOINC itself... The user noticed a problem after SETI updated itself from v5.15 to 5.27, not after updating BOINC. There may be a bug in the new science app. This doesn't seem to be a problem with BOINC. ____________
	ID: 621786 ·

Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 5059 Credit: 40,977,797 RAC: 52,769	Message 621787 - Posted: 18 Aug 2007, 6:48:46 UTC - in response to Message 621762.
	Of course I already tried all solutions suggested by Seti@Home Does it still happen with the screen saver off? ____________ Grant Darwin NT.
	ID: 621787 ·

N5TEV Send message Joined: 11 Dec 99 Posts: 27 Credit: 489,361 RAC: 757	Message 622804 - Posted: 19 Aug 2007, 20:51:28 UTC - in response to Message 621787.
	Of course I already tried all solutions suggested by Seti@Home Does it still happen with the screen saver off? Yes. I finally was able to confirm this, on both my trusty Win98SE machine, and the new XP machine I recently set up. Something is wrong with 5.27.
	ID: 622804 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 622924 - Posted: 19 Aug 2007, 23:18:03 UTC - in response to Message 622804.
	Of course I already tried all solutions suggested by Seti@Home Does it still happen with the screen saver off? Yes. I finally was able to confirm this, on both my trusty Win98SE machine, and the new XP machine I recently set up. Something is wrong with 5.27. Can you try installing an optomized application without graphics? At the moment, I can't remember where these are. ____________ BOINC WIKI
	ID: 622924 ·

N5TEV Send message Joined: 11 Dec 99 Posts: 27 Credit: 489,361 RAC: 757	Message 623041 - Posted: 20 Aug 2007, 2:29:27 UTC - in response to Message 622924.
	Of course I already tried all solutions suggested by Seti@Home Does it still happen with the screen saver off? Yes. I finally was able to confirm this, on both my trusty Win98SE machine, and the new XP machine I recently set up. Something is wrong with 5.27. Can you try installing an optomized application without graphics? At the moment, I can't remember where these are. I can try. Is that something I would download from this site? How does it run, in comparison to the regular application? Also, I've noticed earlier posts in this thread (from uapel and Grunneger), virtually the same problem reported. With that in mind, I'm trying to understand if (or how) this might be somehow unique to me, especially since it affected my older Win98SE machine, and new XP system, which have nothing in common with one another. This is an interesting puzzel.
	ID: 623041 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 623679 - Posted: 20 Aug 2007, 23:37:52 UTC - in response to Message 623041.
	Of course I already tried all solutions suggested by Seti@Home Does it still happen with the screen saver off? Yes. I finally was able to confirm this, on both my trusty Win98SE machine, and the new XP machine I recently set up. Something is wrong with 5.27. Can you try installing an optomized application without graphics? At the moment, I can't remember where these are. I can try. Is that something I would download from this site? How does it run, in comparison to the regular application? Also, I've noticed earlier posts in this thread (from uapel and Grunneger), virtually the same problem reported. With that in mind, I'm trying to understand if (or how) this might be somehow unique to me, especially since it affected my older Win98SE machine, and new XP system, which have nothing in common with one another. This is an interesting puzzel. Yes, it is an interesting puzzle. No, the optimized applications are not downloaded from this site, they come from third party sites. A good optimized application will run faster than the stock application. This is because the optimized applications are for specific CPUs rather than being for all windows intel machines. ____________ BOINC WIKI
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N5TEV Send message Joined: 11 Dec 99 Posts: 27 Credit: 489,361 RAC: 757	Message 623922 - Posted: 21 Aug 2007, 12:02:44 UTC - in response to Message 623679.
	Of course I already tried all solutions suggested by Seti@Home Does it still happen with the screen saver off? Yes. I finally was able to confirm this, on both my trusty Win98SE machine, and the new XP machine I recently set up. Something is wrong with 5.27. Can you try installing an optomized application without graphics? At the moment, I can't remember where these are. I can try. Is that something I would download from this site? How does it run, in comparison to the regular application? Also, I've noticed earlier posts in this thread (from uapel and Grunneger), virtually the same problem reported. With that in mind, I'm trying to understand if (or how) this might be somehow unique to me, especially since it affected my older Win98SE machine, and new XP system, which have nothing in common with one another. This is an interesting puzzel. Yes, it is an interesting puzzle. No, the optimized applications are not downloaded from this site, they come from third party sites. A good optimized application will run faster than the stock application. This is because the optimized applications are for specific CPUs rather than being for all windows intel machines. I see. So where would I go now?
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John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 624064 - Posted: 21 Aug 2007, 21:48:07 UTC - in response to Message 623922.
	Of course I already tried all solutions suggested by Seti@Home Does it still happen with the screen saver off? Yes. I finally was able to confirm this, on both my trusty Win98SE machine, and the new XP machine I recently set up. Something is wrong with 5.27. Can you try installing an optomized application without graphics? At the moment, I can't remember where these are. I can try. Is that something I would download from this site? How does it run, in comparison to the regular application? Also, I've noticed earlier posts in this thread (from uapel and Grunneger), virtually the same problem reported. With that in mind, I'm trying to understand if (or how) this might be somehow unique to me, especially since it affected my older Win98SE machine, and new XP system, which have nothing in common with one another. This is an interesting puzzel. Yes, it is an interesting puzzle. No, the optimized applications are not downloaded from this site, they come from third party sites. A good optimized application will run faster than the stock application. This is because the optimized applications are for specific CPUs rather than being for all windows intel machines. I see. So where would I go now? http://lunatics.at/index.php ____________ BOINC WIKI
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