I have a similar problem.I show my situation below.
My BOINC Manager Version is 5.8.8
Windows is XP professional but Japanese version.
(So, please cloes your eyes about English.)
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BONIC ACTIVE
This mode show strage behavior.Not only BOINC but also another
Screen Saver which Window has.
1)BOINC screen saver show only a second graphic.
2)Windows's Screen saver run only about two second.
3)This happen onely once. Screen saver never kick off.
BONIC SNOOZE
This mode have no problem.
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My current setting is power off screen after one minute.

I can't understand whether this strange behavior is only my machine
or not.

My machine is Intel D865GLC + 2.6C Pentium 4 + Windows XP SP2

I Hope some one help this situation.

Do you have "Do work while computer in use" set to yes or no? If it is no, do you have it set to run based on preferneces? If so, some of the graphics cards seem to indicate that the screen saver is activity. So there are three things to try. 1) Select run always rather than based on preferences. 2) select to run while user is active. 3) Try using the default or blank screen saver.

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BOINC WIKI

I have a similar problem.I show my situation below.
My BOINC Manager Version is 5.8.8
Windows is XP professional but Japanese version.
(So, please cloes your eyes about English.)
-------------------------------------------------------------
BONIC ACTIVE
This mode show strage behavior.Not only BOINC but also another
Screen Saver which Window has.
1)BOINC screen saver show only a second graphic.
2)Windows's Screen saver run only about two second.
3)This happen onely once. Screen saver never kick off.
BONIC SNOOZE
This mode have no problem.
---------------------------------------------------------------
My current setting is power off screen after one minute.

I can't understand whether this strange behavior is only my machine
or not.

My machine is Intel D865GLC + 2.6C Pentium 4 + Windows XP SP2

I Hope some one help this situation.

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Icarus,Japan. All light received, to fly high.

i have got the same question but i didnt want to start a new thread.

- i am running it on WinXp Pro.
- i installed it as single user.
- its not running as a service as far as i can tell.

i would like it to show the good ol' fashion screen saver, the one with the graph showing the analysis and the progress.

is there anyway to get it to show that, or even make it so that it displays that instead of the current simple manager? or hell even over the top of the simple manager..

either way i hope you guys can help me out with this. thanks.

hmmm well it seem all i had to do was kill boinc reopen it and i could get the graphics to show. but that still leaves my with how do i also make that my screen saver?

You should be able to go to Control Panel -> Display -> Screen Saver -> in the drop down select BOINC. If it is already selected, let us know.

its all good now, thanks.

i have got the same question but i didnt want to start a new thread.

- i am running it on WinXp Pro.
- i installed it as single user.
- its not running as a service as far as i can tell.

i would like it to show the good ol' fashion screen saver, the one with the graph showing the analysis and the progress.

is there anyway to get it to show that, or even make it so that it displays that instead of the current simple manager? or hell even over the top of the simple manager..

either way i hope you guys can help me out with this. thanks.

hmmm well it seem all i had to do was kill boinc reopen it and i could get the graphics to show. but that still leaves my with how do i also make that my screen saver?

You should be able to go to Control Panel -> Display -> Screen Saver -> in the drop down select BOINC. If it is already selected, let us know.

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BOINC WIKI

i have got the same question but i didnt want to start a new thread.

- i am running it on WinXp Pro.
- i installed it as single user.
- its not running as a service as far as i can tell.

i would like it to show the good ol' fashion screen saver, the one with the graph showing the analysis and the progress.

is there anyway to get it to show that, or even make it so that it displays that instead of the current simple manager? or hell even over the top of the simple manager..

either way i hope you guys can help me out with this. thanks.

hmmm well it seem all i had to do was kill boinc reopen it and i could get the graphics to show. but that still leaves my with how do i also make that my screen saver?

i have got the same question but i didnt want to start a new thread.

- i am running it on WinXp Pro.
- i installed it as single user.
- its not running as a service as far as i can tell.

i would like it to show the good ol' fashion screen saver, the one with the graph showing the analysis and the progress.

is there anyway to get it to show that, or even make it so that it displays that instead of the current simple manager? or hell even over the top of the simple manager..

either way i hope you guys can help me out with this. thanks.

I had the exact same issue. If you install this as a system service you will not have the screen saver that you want. Uninstall and select one of the first two options. then then screen saver you are looking for is on there by default. worked for me.

You can get the screen saver running as a service.

Control Panel->Administrative Tools -> Services -> RIGHT CLICK ON BOINC -> Properties -> Log On -> Local System Account -> Allow service to interact with desktop -> OK a bunch of times.

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BOINC WIKI

I had the exact same issue. If you install this as a system service you will not have the screen saver that you want. Uninstall and select one of the first two options. then then screen saver you are looking for is on there by default. worked for me.

Yes, I mean the one that shows the process as it is going. I had that one as my screensaver and now all I have in my screensavers is the boinc one.. all that is, is a boinc logo floating around on my screen.

How did you install BOINC? Single, multiple user, or service install? Did you install an optimized application?

I am having the same problem. Years ago I ran Seti and had that great graph screensaver that showed what the computer was finding as it worked on the data. Can we still get that?

Same question: How did you install BOINC? Single, multiple user, or service install? Did you install an optimized application?

I think I installed as a single user and there was no option offered for an optimized application. What now?

Optimized applications require (a bunch of) extra work. If you had installed one, you would know about it.

Which OS are you running? The BOINC screen saver should show some words in addition to the BOINC logo. What are they?

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BOINC WIKI

Yes, I mean the one that shows the process as it is going. I had that one as my screensaver and now all I have in my screensavers is the boinc one.. all that is, is a boinc logo floating around on my screen.

How did you install BOINC? Single, multiple user, or service install? Did you install an optimized application?

I am having the same problem. Years ago I ran Seti and had that great graph screensaver that showed what the computer was finding as it worked on the data. Can we still get that?

Same question: How did you install BOINC? Single, multiple user, or service install? Did you install an optimized application?

I think I installed as a single user and there was no option offered for an optimized application. What now?

Yes, I mean the one that shows the process as it is going. I had that one as my screensaver and now all I have in my screensavers is the boinc one.. all that is, is a boinc logo floating around on my screen.

How did you install BOINC? Single, multiple user, or service install? Did you install an optimized application?

I am having the same problem. Years ago I ran Seti and had that great graph screensaver that showed what the computer was finding as it worked on the data. Can we still get that?

Same question: How did you install BOINC? Single, multiple user, or service install? Did you install an optimized application?

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Yes, I mean the one that shows the process as it is going. I had that one as my screensaver and now all I have in my screensavers is the boinc one.. all that is, is a boinc logo floating around on my screen.

How did you install BOINC? Single, multiple user, or service install? Did you install an optimized application?

I am having the same problem. Years ago I ran Seti and had that great graph screensaver that showed what the computer was finding as it worked on the data. Can we still get that?

Yes, I mean the one that shows the process as it is going. I had that one as my screensaver and now all I have in my screensavers is the boinc one.. all that is, is a boinc logo floating around on my screen.

How did you install BOINC? Single, multiple user, or service install? Did you install an optimized application?

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OzzFan wrote:

Or are you asking something else?

I bet he's referring to the one from Seti@home Classic...remember that lots of users complained when it was no longer available after BOINC took it over.

Telstar

I try to assume very little (sometimes, assumptions are necessary), so I left it open-ended to allow the OP to confirm or deny my suspicion.

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How can I get back my seti screen saver? That is the only one I liked that I would leave the computer on all the time for..

Please be more specific. The SETI@Home screen saver is built into the SETI@Home science application. If you install BOINC and attach to SETI@Home and select BOINC as your screen saver, it will load the SETI@Home screen saver.

Or are you asking something else?

Yes, I mean the one that shows the process as it is going. I had that one as my screensaver and now all I have in my screensavers is the boinc one.. all that is, is a boinc logo floating around on my screen.

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OzzFan wrote:

Or are you asking something else?

I bet he's referring to the one from Seti@home Classic...remember that lots of users complained when it was no longer available after BOINC took it over.

Telstar

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How can I get back my seti screen saver? That is the only one I liked that I would leave the computer on all the time for..

Please be more specific. The SETI@Home screen saver is built into the SETI@Home science application. If you install BOINC and attach to SETI@Home and select BOINC as your screen saver, it will load the SETI@Home screen saver.

Or are you asking something else?

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How can I get back my seti screen saver? That is the only one I liked that I would leave the computer on all the time for..

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