Problems with first install

lucifersam

lucifersam

lucifersam

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hi all im trying to install folding@home but i cant get it to run as a service it comes up with an error in the log saying it cannot contact the http server but when i run it normally its fine. any ideas about this, im having to run electron microscope to hide the console window now and this program just plain annoys me!
cheers for you help
lucifersam
 
thanks i alread tried all the IE settings it has to be set 'no' for it to work at all even without service, this is weird BOINC never had any trouble as a service! anyway im thread hunting like you said!
 
nah not having much luck checked the folding wiki and the message boards cant seem to find anything! if it helps im running behind a proxy server but using ms firewall client so it should act as a standard internet connection, at least it does when not running as a service!
 
just thought of what it could be, if the services sets itself up by default to run as the admin account on my system then it will not be able to access the internet because it will not have the correct credentials to get through the proxy, so changed the service settings to use my user and now it should work hopefully!
 
ok just tried it definatly works if you go to the service in services.msc right click and go to properties then to the log on tab
then enter your username using .\
then your password then your away. wahayy!
 
now i just have to decide whether its worth using my hyperthreading! big argument here i believe but it says on the folding site not to but im just interrested in how im gonna get the most WUs done in the least time!
 
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