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BOINC 7.0.25 completely ruined everything
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HTH Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0 |
Hi! I installed BOINC 7.0.25, but it doesn't start up. I tried to install BOINC 6.13.1, but that doesn't work anymore either. What gives? I am using 64-bit Windows 7 Professional. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19048 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Hi! You need to read the Wiki http://boincfaq.mundayweb.com/index.php?language=1&view=592 The heading is Completely uninstalling BOINC 7.0 and Returning to BOINC 6 |
HTH Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0 |
Hi! Thanks, but it is still not working... Why did they introduce a broken version of stable BOINC in the first place? |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
See the "Problems and bug reports" Section in Einstein@home message boards. Tullio |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
6.10 "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Wembley Send message Joined: 16 Sep 09 Posts: 429 Credit: 1,844,293 RAC: 0 |
With 7.x and up you cannot install in protected mode. Completely uninstall BOINC and then re-install without protected mode checked. |
Fred J. Verster Send message Joined: 21 Apr 04 Posts: 3252 Credit: 31,903,643 RAC: 0 |
See if you have the latest ATI (Cat.12.4)/ nVidia drivers (>275.33!) and the right, x86 or x64 version. Then install BOINC 7.0.25 (x86 or x64) and if you want to speed processing up, use 0.40 LUNATICs installer, 32 or 64bit's. I also noticed a speed up, if not using an core/thread for the GPU's! (Works with MW?!) Using the cat. 12.4 installer works OK, no restarts or crashes, much better GPU load and progress. I've upgraded all hosts, only my T2400 (L.T.) not yet, to BOINC 7.0.25, LUNATICs 0.40 Installer. Now, they all work OK. |
Fred J. Verster Send message Joined: 21 Apr 04 Posts: 3252 Credit: 31,903,643 RAC: 0 |
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Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
I see that no one asked, but what kind of problem did you have with it? What message did you get when 7.0.25 tried to start? "It doesn't start up" is quite a short description of a problem. I can think of 102 different causes, off the top of my head and would like to narrow it down, some. |
Michael W.F. Miles Send message Joined: 24 Mar 07 Posts: 268 Credit: 34,410,870 RAC: 0 |
I have been running 7.0.25 and there is no problems at all with any issues. If you try to install in protected mode forget it. take it out and re-install. Watch it going back to the 6 series from 7 as the app_info will be gone. Back everything up before you do it |
HTH Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0 |
See the "Problems and bug reports" Section in Einstein@home message boards. Thanks, but I didn't find any threads related to BOINC 7 startup problems there. |
HTH Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0 |
With 7.x and up you cannot install in protected mode. I installed it without protected mode checked... |
HTH Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0 |
See if you have the latest ATI (Cat.12.4)/ nVidia drivers (>275.33!) and the nVidia 301.24. It should be the correct version for 64-bit Windows 7. |
HTH Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0 |
I see that no one asked, but what kind of problem did you have with it? What message did you get when 7.0.25 tried to start? "It doesn't start up" is quite a short description of a problem. I can think of 102 different causes, off the top of my head and would like to narrow it down, some. Nothing shows up after the installation completes. I cannot start BOINC Manager. I cannot see BOINC Manager anywhere. CPU load is almost 0%, so apparently BOINC is not running anything... |
HTH Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0 |
I deleted the files client_state.xml and client_state_prev.xml from C:\ProgramData\BOINC and installed BOINC 6, but it doesn't work. I still cannot see BOINC Manager... |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13732 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Are there BOINC programme & Data folders? Are there files in there? If you double click on boincmgr.exe what happens? If you start Task Manager & look at the Processes tab, are there any boinc* there? Grant Darwin NT |
HTH Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0 |
I can found these folders: C:\Program Files\BOINC C:\ProgramData\BOINC
Both of those folders are filled with files and subfolders.
When I double click C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincmgr.exe nothing happens. The mouse cursor has that "loading" animation for five seconds and then it becomes the normal mouse cursor again. I can't see BOINC Manager anywhere...
boinctray.exe Still, I cannot see the small BOINC Manager icon on the Taskbar. Nothing is crunching because CPU Load is practically 0%. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13732 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Are you running any AntiVirus or AntiMalware software? If so, try shutting them down, then try running BOINC again. Grant Darwin NT |
HTH Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0 |
Microsoft Security Essentials. |
Fred J. Verster Send message Joined: 21 Apr 04 Posts: 3252 Credit: 31,903,643 RAC: 0 |
Most AV programs have an option to exclude executables, so exclude all BOINC's Data Executables, like AK_v2b_xxx.exe etc.. And BOINC's executables, as well. |
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