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BOINC New Installation Fails
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Devon Send message Joined: 18 Aug 05 Posts: 3 Credit: 885,425 RAC: 1 |
Hi I download BOINC for Windows, attempt to install fails, error, invalid Drive "I" The installer does not permit the choice of installation location. I do not have a DRIVE "i' Thoughts? |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
HiSelect a drive letter that you do have, such as C:, and see how it goes then. Grant Darwin NT |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22536 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
A couple of questions that might help us help you. First, where did you download BOINC from? If not from https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php go there and get a clean copy of the installer. Second, did you download the "Virtual Box" version? If you did, then you really don't need "virtual Box", so make sure that failed to install - delete it if it did (probably from the command centre). Then download the version without virtual box and try again. The option where to install is on about the third or fourth screen once the installer gets going (soon after the license agreement page) - if you take the defaults, which should be C:\Program Files\BOINC\ and C:\ProgramDATA\BOINC\ - you can change them here using the "advanced" button. (I may have the capitalization wrong as I'm working from memory) Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
You've had BOINC installed before and at the time it was to drive I: Try Rob's advice about the Advanced button and changing the data directory path first. It'll be the Advanced button on the third screen of the installer. If that doesn't work, open the registry with regedit.exe, then navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup and remove the entries for INSTALLDIR and DATADIR No need to restart the computer, just restart the BOINC installer. It'll work now. |
Devon Send message Joined: 18 Aug 05 Posts: 3 Credit: 885,425 RAC: 1 |
Thanks everyone for all the help! Correct, totally forgot that I had it installed on drive "I" before. I edited the registry as you directed. I've disabled firewall / antivirus software Right clicked on the BOINC download and "run as administrator" That resolved the original installation problem but now I have a new one: wizard was interrupted before BOINC could be completely installed. Rebooting. and browsing for resolution. Thanks so much! |
Devon Send message Joined: 18 Aug 05 Posts: 3 Credit: 885,425 RAC: 1 |
FINAL Reboot - install was successful Thank you all for your help! |
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