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Author	Message
Alex Storey Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Jun 04 Posts: 449 Credit: 1,359,193 RAC: 1,237	Message 1311045 - Posted: 28 Nov 2012, 14:59:07 UTC
	I've got a theory that has been nagging me for the past few months which I'm trying to disprove but instead keeps getting reinforced. The gist of it is that the past few Patch Tuesdays need a double-restart for Boinc or even the PC to start behaving again. Any thoughts?
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dnolan Send message Joined: 30 Aug 01 Posts: 1223 Credit: 34,354,436 RAC: 5,713	Message 1311173 - Posted: 28 Nov 2012, 22:41:08 UTC
	Not for any of my 4 PCs or 2 laptops, though I'm only doing a little part time crunching on one of the PCs. -Dave ____________
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VBobier Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 40879 Credit: 32,168,976 RAC: 19,426	Message 1311174 - Posted: 28 Nov 2012, 22:42:14 UTC
	I'm with Dave, I've not done that either. ____________ BSG Anthem My Facebook page
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Bernie Vine Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 5714 Credit: 14,454,708 RAC: 53,228	Message 1311178 - Posted: 28 Nov 2012, 22:56:15 UTC
	Not notices a problem on any of my 6 machines. 3xXP, 2xWin7 1xVista ____________
	ID: 1311178 ·

Mark Wyzenbeek Send message Joined: 28 Jun 99 Posts: 63 Credit: 1,255,515 RAC: 2,060	Message 1311194 - Posted: 28 Nov 2012, 23:50:21 UTC
	No problems on my machine with only one restart. ____________ The Universe is not only stranger than you imagine, it's stranger than you can imagine. SETI@home classic workunits 1,405 CPU time 57,318 hours
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Bob Giel Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Jan 04 Posts: 49 Credit: 4,560,870 RAC: 2,418	Message 1311254 - Posted: 29 Nov 2012, 4:15:56 UTC
	Before doing any updates, I shut down BOINC. I run Windows 7 64-bit and have no idea if BOINC taps services already running. In thinking, when I do any updates for any application I shut down any "background" tasks running. Installed the 1 update from this past Tuesday and only had to restart once. ____________
	ID: 1311254 ·

MarkJ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 08 Posts: 912 Credit: 14,642,604 RAC: 13,563	Message 1311313 - Posted: 29 Nov 2012, 10:56:47 UTC Last modified: 29 Nov 2012, 11:02:24 UTC
	I set all my crunchers to "download but let me choose to install" that way I can control if/when it does updates. I normally don't install any of the optional or recommended updates. When I allow it to install I also make sure BOINC has shut down first. You never know with MS updates if they will require a reboot or not. Lastly never install video drivers from MS, always get them from your card manufacturer (eg EVGA) or the AMD/Nvidia sites. I usually go direct to the Nvidia site. ____________ BOINC blog
	ID: 1311313 ·

Alex Storey Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Jun 04 Posts: 449 Credit: 1,359,193 RAC: 1,237	Message 1311329 - Posted: 29 Nov 2012, 13:45:01 UTC
	Ok guys, thanx for your input and all the advice. I'm probably just imagining things:)
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N9JFE Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 2596 Credit: 8,475,896 RAC: 15,278	Message 1311342 - Posted: 29 Nov 2012, 15:05:34 UTC
	I don't have problems with any of my computers themselves needing a double restart, but my i7/Win7 box does need to have Boinc stopped and restarted twice after the computer restarts. When it first comes up, it can't find the GPU. Then it can't connect to localhost. Third time is the charm (usually). My Vista laptop has a problem with audio: when it restarts, I get no sound until I put it in standby and wake it up again. But that one doesn't do Boinc. ____________ David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.
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