After Update: Install-Problem for BOINC/SETI (Win-7 x64)

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Message 1778356 - Posted: 12 Apr 2016, 16:10:47 UTC

(Sorry, if this was already written anywhere here...)

After really many years with SETI on a variety of computers :-),
since several weeks my BOINC/SETI-application is corrupt.
This happened when trying to update (now v7.6.22 x64 is here, but it would never work..., think this is the mis-installed newer version, if I remember correctly).

When the update won't work anymore, I had tried to uninstall and clean (registry) as detailled I could, to get a clean system for a reinstall of the actual version, but without success.

What I do need now, is a precise instruction to come to a new installation, perpaps on a fully BOINC-clean system(?) and to start it all from scratch.
My account-data do exist, and I want to go on again! :-)

Would much appreciate a practical help from you...!
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Message 1778358 - Posted: 12 Apr 2016, 16:14:36 UTC - in response to Message 1778356.  

When you try to install BOINC 7.6.22, do you get an error message?
If so, what kind of error message do you get?
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Message 1778360 - Posted: 12 Apr 2016, 16:19:51 UTC - in response to Message 1778358.  

Sorry, last trials were weeks/months ago.
I cannot remember this.
Maybe, the actual program version is newer, would take, of course, this one...
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Message 1778362 - Posted: 12 Apr 2016, 16:24:24 UTC - in response to Message 1778360.  

So, download https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php BOINC 7.6.22 and try to run its installer. When you get an error message, write it down and tell us about it.
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Message 1780333 - Posted: 19 Apr 2016, 8:17:53 UTC - in response to Message 1778362.  

Sorry for being late about this...!

Now the results of my trials in short:
Note: BOINC is/was not installed on C: because of space problems, but installed on D: (this had worked before without problems)

- Deinstalled existing but not working version 7.6.22
- Additional deletions manually:
d:\programdata\boinc (\slots and \projects had been empty)
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\BOINC
C:\Users\boinc_master
C:\Users\boinc_master.WIN-7

After boot and download of BOINC 7.6.22 again as suggested
- New installation:
with program dir: d:\programme\BOINC and data dir d:\programdata\BOINC\
- ... allowed for all users

Then:
- Old/new error on autostart:
BOINC-Manager window says: cannot connect with a BOINC Client
(And all menu options there not active; repeatedly same message...
including no "Add project"-prompt
This had been the result before, with several installations...

- Service checked, is installed and working
- ?Firewall? %programfiles%... for the two programs changed to literally path
-> no change of symptoms
- Checking the router (Fritzbox 7390): no hints

So, all this is a repetition I have had before in several installation trials
in Feb/March.

I hope this shows any hint or way to reactivate SETI-crunching. :-)

Thanks in advance!
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