I haven't run the seti@home project in a long time. I was expecting the same system, whereby the processing could be set to run only as in screensaver mode.

I've played with the BOINC preferences, I've checked 'Only after computer has been idle for 3.00 minutes'. But how do I get the graphics to pop up automatically as my screensaver? It seems to merely begin running in the background when my system is idle.

make sure that the screen saver you set in your OS is pointing to BOINC and that it starts 1 minute after your crunching started. So if crunching starts 3 minutes after idle, start the screen saver after 4 minutes. You can set that through the screen saver options.

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On a similar note relating to the screen saver. Is it possible to get the new BOINK to look more like the old version with out the fancy rotating graphics? Call me old fashioned, but I really do not like the new graphic and I would think it would use more CPU processing that could be better used to analyze data.

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Actually, the screen saver takes up more processing regardless if its spinning or not, which is why many forgo the screen saver in favor of simply allowing the application to run in the background.

This is actually a Frequently Asked Question and I'm surprised a search didn't provide you with your answer. Here's a post I found while searching explaining how to change the graphics to be more stationary.

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On a similar note relating to the screen saver. Is it possible to get the new BOINK to look more like the old version with out the fancy rotating graphics? Call me old fashioned, but I really do not like the new graphic and I would think it would use more CPU processing that could be better used to analyze data.

You can make it look more like the original screensaver (see Screen Saver & Graphics Display - SETI@Home Classic (Emulation)) but it will still eat up the same amount of CPU cycle. If you really want to contribute more cycle to the project, don't use the screensaver, after all it's just pretty pictures, and has nothing to do with analyzing the data. Modern computers in most cases can crunch for the project in background with little or no noticeable effect on the overall system response.

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Boinc V7.2.42
Win7 i5 3.33G 4GB, GTX470

I do not know why I could not find it, must have been tired, but thank you very much. It worked like a charm.
S..

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