I downloaded a single wu 2593999974.Name 13fe17aa.10422.395680.7.34.26.vlar_0.I paused the wu to set up lunatics but when i restarted boinc the wu had gone awol from my pc. Sorry to my wingman about that.

https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/result.php?resultid=5848622280
Name 13fe17aa.10422.395680.7.34.26.vlar_0

Not your fault.
The last Lunatics installer was made many months ago (in Nov 2016) and some of <version_num> inside are not up to date.
The installer was OK (i.e. the old tasks were preserved) at the time of release.

Your task was labelled "SETI@home v8 v8.05 windows_x86_64"
but in .aistub files (from which is generated app_info.xml) there is only <version_num>800</version_num> (= v8.00)

This is MB8_win_x64_SSE3_VS2008.aistub found inside Lunatics_Win64_v0.45_Beta6-for-SoG_setup.exe

<app_info> 
    <app>
        <name>setiathome_v8</name>
    </app>
    <file_info>
        <name>MB8_win_x64_SSE3_VS2008_r3330.exe</name>
        <executable/>
    </file_info>
    <file_info>
        <name>libfftw3f-3-3-4_x64.dll</name>
	<executable/>
    </file_info>
    <file_info>
 	<name>mb_cmdline_win_x64_SSE3_VS2008.txt</name>
    </file_info>
    <app_version>
        <app_name>setiathome_v8</app_name>
        <version_num>800</version_num>
        <platform>windows_x86_64</platform>
        <api_version>7.5.0</api_version>
        <file_ref>
            <file_name>MB8_win_x64_SSE3_VS2008_r3330.exe</file_name>
            <main_program/>
        </file_ref>
        <file_ref>
            <file_name>libfftw3f-3-3-4_x64.dll</file_name>
        </file_ref>
        <file_ref>
            <file_name>mb_cmdline_win_x64_SSE3_VS2008.txt</file_name>
            <open_name>mb_cmdline.txt</open_name>
        </file_ref>
    </app_version>
    <app_version>
        <app_name>setiathome_v8</app_name>
        <version_num>800</version_num>
        <platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
        <api_version>7.5.0</api_version>
        <file_ref>
            <file_name>MB8_win_x64_SSE3_VS2008_r3330.exe</file_name>
            <main_program/>
        </file_ref>
        <file_ref>
            <file_name>libfftw3f-3-3-4_x64.dll</file_name>
        </file_ref>
        <file_ref>
            <file_name>mb_cmdline_win_x64_SSE3_VS2008.txt</file_name>
            <open_name>mb_cmdline.txt</open_name>
        </file_ref>
    </app_version>
</app_info>

P.S.

@Richard Haselgrove

Maybe you can think of some logic in installer that will:
- find all <version_num> in .aistub
- search for them in client_state.xml
- if none is found let user know (e.g. "You may lose tasks") and ask to [Continue] or not with installation


Or opposite (in absolutely rubbish pseudo-code):

Search in client_state.xml for any of these strings:
<master_url>http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/</master_url>
<project_name>SETI@home</project_name>

(If not found - SETI@home is not Added (attached) in this BOINC)

Set pointer P1 to that place
P1++

Search starting from P1 for next <master_url> (If not found you are at EOF)
Set pointer P2 to that place

Now you know SETI@home segment is between P1 and P2

From P1 to P2 {
         Pa1 = find <app_version>
         Pa2 = find </app_version>

         From Pa1 to Pa2:
                  find and remember <app_name> <version_num> <plan_class>

         find that combination of <app_name> <version_num> <plan_class> in any of .aistub which will be used (selected by user)
         if not found - Warn user
}

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I downloaded a single wu 2593999974.Name 13fe17aa.10422.395680.7.34.26.vlar_0.I paused the wu to set up lunatics but when i restarted boinc the wu had gone awol from my pc. Sorry to my wingman about that.

You should exit BOINC, then run the installer, then restart BOINC.

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Grant
Darwin NT

You should exit BOINC, then run the installer, then restart BOINC.

Will not help (as I explained)

See the Version # here:
https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/apps.php

... and compare to <version_num> in .aistub files.

(Open the installer by 7-Zip and see for yourself)

e.g. you can't find v8.22 in the (very big) MB8_win_x86_SSE2_OpenCL_ATi_HD5.aistub , the highest in it is <version_num>820</version_num>

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- ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :)
 

I downloaded a single wu 2593999974.Name 13fe17aa.10422.395680.7.34.26.vlar_0.I paused the wu to set up lunatics but when i restarted boinc the wu had gone awol from my pc. Sorry to my wingman about that.

I have had more than a single task/wu disappear. The next time I upgrade to Lunatics I have firmly resolved to run out my work queue (no new tasks) and then run the beta6 installer.

Tom

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