Am I doing something wrong with BOINC? I have not worked with the SETI@Home project in years ... probably 10+. I am used to the old version of it runs as screensaver. That is what I was hoping to get this go-round. The problem is, it will not download anything. I was able to download information using the Milkyway@home project, but not with SETI or orbit. Am I doing something wrong? Or am I simply being impatient?

1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | No config file found - using defaults
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Starting BOINC client version 7.0.28 for windows_x86_64
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Libraries: libcurl/7.25.0 OpenSSL/1.0.1 zlib/1.2.6
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Running under account Bruce
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Processor: 1 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 900 @ 2.20GHz [Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10]
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Processor: 1.00 MB cache
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm pni ssse3 cx16 syscall nx lm tm2 pbe
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | OS: Microsoft Windows 7: Home Premium x64 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.01.7601.00)
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Memory: 1.93 GB physical, 3.87 GB virtual
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Disk: 173.72 GB total, 108.94 GB free
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Local time is UTC -5 hours
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | No usable GPUs found
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | SETI@home | URL http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID 6886751; resource share 100
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | SETI@home | General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 13-Jan-2013 18:48:12)
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | SETI@home | Host location: none
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | SETI@home | General prefs: using your defaults
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Reading preferences override file
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Preferences:
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | max memory usage when active: 989.46MB
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | max memory usage when idle: 1781.03MB
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | max disk usage: 10.00GB
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | don't use GPU while active
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 25 %
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | (to change preferences, visit the web site of an attached project, or select Preferences in the Manager)
1/13/2013 19:07:01 | | Not using a proxy
1/13/2013 19:07:23 | SETI@home | update requested by user
1/13/2013 19:07:26 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
1/13/2013 19:07:26 | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
1/13/2013 19:07:28 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
1/13/2013 19:07:28 | SETI@home | Project has no tasks available
1/13/2013 19:08:02 | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
1/13/2013 19:08:12 | | Resuming computation
1/13/2013 19:13:41 | SETI@home | update requested by user
1/13/2013 19:13:46 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
1/13/2013 19:13:46 | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
1/13/2013 19:13:48 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
1/13/2013 19:13:48 | SETI@home | Project has no tasks available
1/13/2013 19:15:45 | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
1/13/2013 19:15:55 | | Resuming computation
1/13/2013 19:18:50 | SETI@home | update requested by user
1/13/2013 19:18:55 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
1/13/2013 19:18:55 | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | SETI@home | Project has no tasks available
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | SETI@home | General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 13-Jan-2013 19:18:44)
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | SETI@home | Host location: none
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | SETI@home | General prefs: using your defaults
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | | Reading preferences override file
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | | Preferences:
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | | max memory usage when active: 989.46MB
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | | max memory usage when idle: 1781.03MB
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | | max disk usage: 10.00GB
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | | don't use GPU while active
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | | suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 25 %
1/13/2013 19:18:57 | | (to change preferences, visit the web site of an attached project, or select Preferences in the Manager)
1/13/2013 19:20:20 | SETI@home | General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 13-Jan-2013 19:18:44)
1/13/2013 19:20:20 | SETI@home | Host location: none
1/13/2013 19:20:20 | SETI@home | General prefs: using your defaults
1/13/2013 19:20:20 | | Reading preferences override file
1/13/2013 19:20:20 | | Preferences:
1/13/2013 19:20:20 | | max memory usage when active: 989.46MB
1/13/2013 19:20:20 | | max memory usage when idle: 1781.03MB
1/13/2013 19:20:20 | | max disk usage: 10.00GB
1/13/2013 19:20:20 | | suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 50 %
1/13/2013 19:20:20 | | (to change preferences, visit the web site of an attached project, or select Preferences in the Manager)
1/13/2013 19:20:38 | SETI@home | update requested by user
1/13/2013 19:20:39 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
1/13/2013 19:20:39 | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
1/13/2013 19:20:41 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
1/13/2013 19:20:41 | SETI@home | Project has no tasks available
1/13/2013 19:22:22 | SETI@home | update requested by user
1/13/2013 19:22:27 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
1/13/2013 19:22:27 | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
1/13/2013 19:22:29 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
1/13/2013 19:22:29 | SETI@home | Project has no tasks available
1/13/2013 19:24:52 | SETI@home | update requested by user
1/13/2013 19:24:55 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
1/13/2013 19:24:55 | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
1/13/2013 19:24:57 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
1/13/2013 19:24:57 | SETI@home | Project has no tasks available
1/13/2013 19:25:26 | | Running CPU benchmarks
1/13/2013 19:25:26 | | Suspending computation - CPU benchmarks in progress
1/13/2013 19:25:58 | | Benchmark results:
1/13/2013 19:25:58 | | Number of CPUs: 1
1/13/2013 19:25:58 | | 2113 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU
1/13/2013 19:25:58 | | 6314 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU
1/13/2013 19:25:59 | | Resuming computation
1/13/2013 19:26:45 | | Not using a proxy
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | SETI@home | General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 13-Jan-2013 19:18:44)
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | SETI@home | Host location: none
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | SETI@home | General prefs: using your defaults
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | | Reading preferences override file
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | | Preferences:
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | | max memory usage when active: 989.46MB
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | | max memory usage when idle: 1781.03MB
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | | max disk usage: 10.00GB
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | | suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 50 %
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | | max download rate: 2048000 bytes/sec
1/13/2013 19:27:57 | | (to change preferences, visit the web site of an attached project, or select Preferences in the Manager)
1/13/2013 19:30:13 | SETI@home | update requested by user
1/13/2013 19:30:16 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
1/13/2013 19:30:16 | SETI@home | Not reporting or requesting tasks
1/13/2013 19:30:20 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed
1/13/2013 19:30:45 | SETI@home | update requested by user
1/13/2013 19:30:46 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
1/13/2013 19:30:46 | SETI@home | Not reporting or requesting tasks
1/13/2013 19:30:49 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed
1/13/2013 19:35:11 | SETI@home | update requested by user
1/13/2013 19:35:13 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
1/13/2013 19:35:13 | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
1/13/2013 19:35:15 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
1/13/2013 19:35:15 | SETI@home | Project has no tasks available
1/13/2013 19:44:26 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
1/13/2013 19:44:26 | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
1/13/2013 19:44:29 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
1/13/2013 19:44:29 | SETI@home | Project has no tasks available

This is not the Setiathome forums, This is the Boinc Development Forums, for project specific problems you should ask at the project in question.

Claggy

1/13/2013 19:44:26 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
1/13/2013 19:44:26 | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
1/13/2013 19:44:29 | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
1/13/2013 19:44:29 | SETI@home | Project has no tasks available

No tasks available = no work to download to you

The new SETI isn't like the old SETI you are probably used to. They have frequent offline periods and outages and very often you will not receive work from them.

Why are there no tasks available? Go to SETI home page and read the News. Always read the news before you ask because quite often the answer to your question is right there in the news. The Event Log and the project News are your 2 best friends. Also check the Notices tab in BOINC manager's Advanced View because it has helpful info you need to be aware of too.