Hi, got a bit of a problem often after a while of operation (tho not always) the seti screensaver will freeze just stop working, the only way to quit it then becomes to hit ctrl+alt+del which seems to quit it without having to end task.

I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit, I realise theres a previous post of the issue but possible problem cited in answer is incorrect, I disabled superfetch(vista swaps back to the xp level pre-fetcher when you do) and the issue still exist's, ReadyBoost is not active, this means it has to be some other issue, something which more than likely would effect xp in the same enviroment to, any chance on someone working on a fix for this getting rather annoying.

thanks in advance

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The most common reason why the screen saver would freeze on any newer system, aside from updating your graphics drivers and DirectX, would be your graphics card overheating. This happens on my HTPC too. I've had to disable the screen saver to avoid the screen saver freeze, but the app continues to crunch without issue.

This card runs relatively chilly, so not an issue, it can run Age of Conan on medium with some settings at high for 10 hours straight but cant run the seti screen saver for 4?

pretty sure that's not the issue, any chance of getting a debug version of the screensaver with debug logging so maybe a fix could be worked on?

Xander

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You could, of course, run without the screen saver as it still takes up CPU cycles (no matter what kind of beast of a GPU you have on your video card).

There is no debug version of the screen saver. It's built into the science application. There is an option to extra log what it's doing in BOINC, but it won't show any crashes or hangs.

You can also check the options in this FAQ.

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This card runs relatively chilly, so not an issue, it can run Age of Conan on medium with some settings at high for 10 hours straight but cant run the seti screen saver for 4?

pretty sure that's not the issue, any chance of getting a debug version of the screensaver with debug logging so maybe a fix could be worked on?

Xander

The whold thing is open source. If you have the right compiler for the screen saver, you can certainly build and debug.

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