Running Win XP on Dell Insporion E1705 dual core laptop Have noticed increasing speed problems. Checked for virus, root kits, malware--clean and secure. Two BOINC processes, I think, take up the largest memory usage--wgc faah autodock 6.07 windows intelx86 and wcg hpf2 rosetta 6.03 windows intelx86. If I end these processes, CPU usages drops to 10-30%. With them running it's 50-90, even 100%. Runing BOINC mgr version 6.6.36. In preferences, memory usages is set to 30 % when computer is in use, and 95% when idle. I have no processor restriction set--might that be something to tweak? I don't recall having these problems a few months ago.

Any suggestions?

Additional information about my problem. I noted that the latest version is 6.10, so I tried to download and install. It crashed with a message that it can't find the msi file in C:\Windows\Downloaded Installations\ ........ So I tried to uninstall the current verions 6.6 in Add/Remove Programs. The uninstall crashed with the same error message. So I seem to have a corrupted file that I can't uninstall or reinstall. ...

Brian

Either reinstall that version of 6.6 with a repair installation, then immediately install 6.10 on top, or use the other options in this FAQ.

As for your speed problems, since it's a laptop, have you checked that its cooling grids are open, not clogged up with dust? Did you check at what temperature it is running?

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I have already tried the repair install--fails with the same error message. Should I try to delete the Downloaded Installation file, which I can find. BOINC seems to keep looking there for the msi file, but the file is all numbers and characters.

My grids appear clean. I don't know how to check temp, but I run the laptop with a spacer in the back to keep the base off my table top. It never feels particularly hot to the palm.

Try the Microsoft Installer Clean-Up Utility option in the FAQ first.
It's way easier than all those others.

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Problem is solved. After downloading SpeedFan to see that my CPUs were not overheating, then reading more replies, I went to the FAQ site and found a thread that related to my error--Windows Installer error 1714, I think it was.--can't find the boinc.msi. I had tried Windows Install Cleanup and BOINC didn't appear in the list of programs. I then followed the suggestion to go to a boinc site that had old version install files, downloaded my old version, ran and installed the .exe file, and then did a repair install of 6.6.36. Then I ran the 6.10.18 install program over the top. It's now working and my CPUs appear to be handling BOINC appropriately--very little CPU memory is being used now.

Thanks for the suggestions and the pointers here and there that eventually led to the solution!
Brian