These "messages" indicate that the BOINC Manager is not communicating with the internet. I know you said that you have checked your firewall, BOINC proxy settings and BOINC network activity settings but the problem symptoms still point in that direction. Right now, all I can think of to say is please double check each of these. Also, under the BOINC "Options" menu "Connections" tab there are 3 radio buttons. Which one are you using?
If yes, do you have Windows XP? If yes, did you allowed boincmgr.exe and boinc.exe to access the internet in the Windows Firewall?
Thanks for your suggestions Thierry. I've tried everythiing I can think of and nothing seems to work. I'm hooking up with a friend who may be able to help me figure this out. I'm only on Windows 98 upgrade (antique), so this may be a problem, don't know. Everything downloaded just fine. I'll keep on it until I have it figured out. Thanks again-Donna P.S. Firewall checks out ok...
These "messages" indicate that the BOINC Manager is not communicating with the internet. I know you said that you have checked your firewall, BOINC proxy settings and BOINC network activity settings but the problem symptoms still point in that direction. Right now, all I can think of to say is please double check each of these. Also, under the BOINC "Options" menu "Connections" tab there are 3 radio buttons. Which one are you using?
If yes, do you have Windows XP? If yes, did you allowed boincmgr.exe and boinc.exe to access the internet in the Windows Firewall?
Thanks for your suggestions Thierry. I've tried everythiing I can think of and nothing seems to work. I'm hooking up with a friend who may be able to help me figure this out. I'm only on Windows 98 upgrade (antique), so this may be a problem, don't know. Everything downloaded just fine. I'll keep on it until I have it figured out. Thanks again-Donna P.S. Firewall checks out ok...
Is it all possible that Windows 98 upgrade cannot handle this program?
Is it all possible that Windows 98 upgrade cannot handle this program?
Hopefully, somebody else will be able to answer that question definitively. In the meantime, you could try uninstalling this BOINC (using Windows "Uninstall") and try the earlier version (BOINC 4.45). I know it works with Win 98. If you do this, just remember that you will probably have to "reauthorize" your firewall (for BOINC 4.45).
Is it all possible that Windows 98 upgrade cannot handle this program?
Hopefully, somebody else will be able to answer that question definitively. In the meantime, you could try uninstalling this BOINC (using Windows "Uninstall") and try the earlier version (BOINC 4.45). I know it works with Win 98. If you do this, just remember that you will probably have to "reauthorize" your firewall (for BOINC 4.45).
Thanks for all of your suggestions, I really appreciate your persistence. I think I will uninstall this version and try the older one. I don't want to waste any more of anyone's time on this. Hopefully, this will work. Kind regards-Donna
OK that's great - partly 'cos I have the same, in place of the XP firewall and partly 'cos it's a good one too (grin)
Make sure that under the program control tab, BOINC client has trusted and internet with a green tick, and BOINC manager for windows has a green tick under trusted access. We can discuss the creen saver later...
Thanks for all of your suggestions, I really appreciate your persistence. I think I will uninstall this version and try the older one. I don't want to waste any more of anyone's time on this. Hopefully, this will work. Kind regards-Donna
Donna,
You certainly haven't been "wasting anyone's time" here. You are getting this attention because BOINC 5.2.2 is so new and everyone wants to know if there might still be some problems with it. If you happen to "breeze through" attaching with BOINC 4.45, then that will tell us something.
BTW: Are you planning to use the BOINC Screensaver (if and when we ever get this problem solved)? If so, there is another minor problem you could encounter - just let us know when the time comes and we'll guide you through it.
Is it all possible that Windows 98 upgrade cannot handle this program?
Hopefully, somebody else will be able to answer that question definitively. In the meantime, you could try uninstalling this BOINC (using Windows "Uninstall") and try the earlier version (BOINC 4.45). I know it works with Win 98. If you do this, just remember that you will probably have to "reauthorize" your firewall (for BOINC 4.45).
Thanks for all of your suggestions, I really appreciate your persistence. I think I will uninstall this version and try the older one. I don't want to waste any more of anyone's time on this. Hopefully, this will work. Kind regards-Donna
I would be suprised if the new BOINC cannot run on a win98 PC - as far as I know it's mostly the odd game that is fussy, and that usually is for other reasons such as directX or graphic drivers, Applications should be fine. I believe that issues occur when the Operating system is more than one step below the current one (Win ME doesn't count as that was merely an upgrade, not a new system). So in other words, if Donna was on win95, then yes, I would expect problems.
I have 2 issues with BOINC 5.2.2, Neither is serious in any way, but something of an irritation rather. I am running on win xp with servive pk 2. Hardware is reasonably modern and not totally wimpish.
The first is that whenever I reboot, BOINC goes to system tray, which is great and fine and as per spec, but leaves a momento of itself sitting on the taskbar, which cannot be got rid of by left-cliking or right-click/minimise. I have to open the manager from the system tray and when I close THAT then the task bar momento goes away.
The second one is that even when I have suspended BOINC, both for network and for actually running, it continues to sent data through the firewall locally in the "trusted zone". Surely suspend means "turn off" or similar ?
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Is it all possible that Windows 98 upgrade cannot handle this program?
Hello Donna What firewall
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Hello Donna
What firewall are you using ?
Gray
RE: Is it all possible
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Hopefully, somebody else will be able to answer that question definitively. In the meantime, you could try uninstalling this BOINC (using Windows "Uninstall") and try the earlier version (BOINC 4.45). I know it works with Win 98. If you do this, just remember that you will probably have to "reauthorize" your firewall (for BOINC 4.45).
RE: Hello Donna What
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Gray, I am using Zone Alarm, basic. Thanks-Donna
RE: RE: Is it all
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Thanks for all of your suggestions, I really appreciate your persistence. I think I will uninstall this version and try the older one. I don't want to waste any more of anyone's time on this. Hopefully, this will work. Kind regards-Donna
RE: RE: Hello Donna What
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OK that's great - partly 'cos I have the same, in place of the XP firewall and partly 'cos it's a good one too (grin)
Make sure that under the program control tab, BOINC client has trusted and internet with a green tick, and BOINC manager for windows has a green tick under trusted access. We can discuss the creen saver later...
Gray
RE: Thanks for all of your
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Donna,
You certainly haven't been "wasting anyone's time" here. You are getting this attention because BOINC 5.2.2 is so new and everyone wants to know if there might still be some problems with it. If you happen to "breeze through" attaching with BOINC 4.45, then that will tell us something.
BTW: Are you planning to use the BOINC Screensaver (if and when we ever get this problem solved)? If so, there is another minor problem you could encounter - just let us know when the time comes and we'll guide you through it.
Stick
RE: RE: RE: Is it all
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I would be suprised if the new BOINC cannot run on a win98 PC - as far as I know it's mostly the odd game that is fussy, and that usually is for other reasons such as directX or graphic drivers, Applications should be fine. I believe that issues occur when the Operating system is more than one step below the current one (Win ME doesn't count as that was merely an upgrade, not a new system). So in other words, if Donna was on win95, then yes, I would expect problems.
Gray
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Hello
I have 2 issues with BOINC 5.2.2, Neither is serious in any way, but something of an irritation rather. I am running on win xp with servive pk 2. Hardware is reasonably modern and not totally wimpish.
The first is that whenever I reboot, BOINC goes to system tray, which is great and fine and as per spec, but leaves a momento of itself sitting on the taskbar, which cannot be got rid of by left-cliking or right-click/minimise. I have to open the manager from the system tray and when I close THAT then the task bar momento goes away.
The second one is that even when I have suspended BOINC, both for network and for actually running, it continues to sent data through the firewall locally in the "trusted zone". Surely suspend means "turn off" or similar ?
Gray