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Message 1408603 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 1:40:33 UTC

my computer recommended to uninstall Boinc?
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Message 1408611 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 1:53:39 UTC - in response to Message 1408603.  

I think Im in over my head I am not that tech savy... My Norton poped up and said that the setiathome is taking 91% of my cpu usage and I do not have a clue...
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Message 1408615 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 2:01:01 UTC

it seems to be connecting to the internet the time elapsed and time remaining is running right now. I think the program may be to much for my little Toshiba.
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Message 1408630 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 2:31:44 UTC

The utilization of resources is about right for this project. It will definitely push the limits of a laptop system. I'd recommend first: do NOT run GPU apps on your system, and second: set your preferences to run only one CPU unit at a time.
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