Install BOINC Manager as a service on windows?

[Aeromir]

I have a few servers that have some spare CPU I'd like to get crunching. After installing BOINC, I don't see BOINC listed as a windows service. Is there something I need to do to install the BOINC manager as a windows service?

BTW: I have a decent Linux server (dual quad core CPU) I'd also like to use but I'm NOT a linux guru. Should I bother to use the linux server (say 1/2 of the CPUs)? Will it cause any problems to that server (did I say I'm NOT a Linux guru? )

Thanks

 

[TheTross]

I can't remember exactly, but by default I don't think that BOINC is set up to run as a service. When installing it you need to click on the Advanced button, then make sure that Protected application execution is checked.

I can't help with the linux side of things unfortunately - I've only ever dabbled with linux once, and it didn't go well so I quit whilst I was behind

 

[Berserker]

As above - make sure you select 'protected mode'.

Yes, BOINC can be run as a daemon on Linux. Depends what distro you have as to how you do it. Whether it will have any impact depends on what else is running (both my Linux servers run it on all cores).