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Message 8177 - Posted: 12 Feb 2007, 16:58:20 UTC
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From Problems with 5.8.8:
-The new version starts two instances of Microsoft Internet Explorer when you click on a button.

Same problem in 5.8.11 with IE 6.0 ...

And the text and the white border of the disk usage boxes are overlapping the pie diagramms.
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Message 8195 - Posted: 13 Feb 2007, 22:13:54 UTC

Hi Everybody,

I'm not sure this is a problem of the BOINC client of something with my XP installation: I have several icons stashed in my notification (tray) area so I keep most of them hidden all the time, and the BOINC icon is one of them (and quite frankly I really don't like that balloon thinghy), but it looks like every time I reboot the computer the icon reappears.

When I open the window to customize the notification area icons I noticed that BOINC client is listed as <untitled> and perhaps thats the reason why it keeps reappearing, since WinXP cannot identify it properly from previous sessions/settings it keeps putting it up in the tray area.

This is happening in both my XP boxes and only with the BOINC client icon, so I'm inclined to think this is problem related to application, not the OS. Any thoughs, or similar occurrences?

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Message 8196 - Posted: 13 Feb 2007, 22:45:17 UTC

Does it hide after some minutes? (maybe 30 minutes)
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Message 8198 - Posted: 13 Feb 2007, 23:30:48 UTC - in response to Message 8196.  

Does it hide after some minutes? (maybe 30 minutes)


I didn't waited that long to see if it does, but I'm guessing it would, but it would only mean that the app went inactive. If I double-click it to bring up the Mgr or accidentally mouse-over it, it would become active (and visible) again. Since the "Hide when inactive" action is default setting for a new tray app, it really wouldn't address the problem of the setting "sticking" from one session to another, right? :)

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Message 8202 - Posted: 14 Feb 2007, 4:01:26 UTC

Yeah.

It did lose it's title...

I've had a those preferences for the tray reset randomly upon reboot for random applications too. So I don't think it's unique to the <no title> thing. It must be a feature of XP :)
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Message 8300 - Posted: 19 Feb 2007, 5:34:13 UTC

What happened to the sort feature on the columns that was in the earlier version?
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Message 8301 - Posted: 19 Feb 2007, 6:13:12 UTC - in response to Message 8300.  

What happened to the sort feature on the columns that was in the earlier version?

It wasn't intended to be tested at this time. It just happened to be part of the version they needed to use to check out a specific problem. The sorting is still far from being ready for testing. It still needs a lot of refinements before full testing of those features begins. The 'accidental' testing did provide the dev with some feedback on its deficiencies so I hope we will see it again before 5.10.x gets released.

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Message 8303 - Posted: 19 Feb 2007, 19:54:16 UTC

Hello,
is there a roadmap of the next Boinc versions? What will be implemented in 5.9, 5.10, or 6.0?
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Message 8304 - Posted: 19 Feb 2007, 20:12:48 UTC

There is a To-Do list. That one is for medium-to-large stuff, not for little bugs and glitches that need fixing.
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Message 8436 - Posted: 26 Feb 2007, 18:05:12 UTC

This problem just appeared yesterday and I've only seen it in 5.8.11, which I installed two days ago. When the account in which I run BOINC goes into the background, after a while, BOINC Manager loses its connection with the core and the clients die (or maybe the reverse). I don't know if this time is fixed or variable. I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on an Athlon XP 2000+. BOINC is running as a single-user install. This single user never logs off, but has to share with other users. I cannot provide more information yet.
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Message 8437 - Posted: 26 Feb 2007, 18:23:29 UTC

When the account in which I run BOINC goes into the background

What do you mean by this? Fast user switching?

If you use FUS, install either as a shared installation, or way better, install as a service. That way Boinc always runs, no matter who is logged on, or even when no one is logged on. The service install does require an administrator account with password for the install, though.
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Message 8542 - Posted: 5 Mar 2007, 13:17:18 UTC - in response to Message 8439.  

and port range 1038-5000 for the local host only (127.0.0.1)

Huh? What is that needed for?
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