I am not new to BOINC, but it doesn't seem to want to run properly on my new computer (specs follow). I attached to SETI@Home, and it downloaded the tasks to do and began them (I have it run all the time, not just when it's idle). However, when it reaches 25-30% complete, the task restarts at 5% and it does this over and over again, so I get no credit. Why is it doing this and how can I fix it?

My Specs:
- AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core at 2.2Ghz
- Vista Home Premium 32
- 3GB memory
- Set to run all the time at max 80% of all 4 cores
- Set to use max 20% of a 500GB HD
- I have DSL, so always on

My old HP laptop (1GB memory, Intel Dual-Core @1.86Ghz, 100GB HD, XP Pro) ran it just fine, and I got my credits.

It's probably due to vista. Vista does not like apps that write to the "program files" tree. In that case the fix is to install somewhere else c:\boinc for example. It is also a good idea to install as a service. The other choice is to try the version 6 client, it is in the final stages of testing.

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My Specs:
- AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core at 2.2Ghz
- Vista Home Premium 32
- 3GB memory
- Set to run all the time at max 80% of all 4 cores
- Set to use max 20% of a 500GB HD
- I have DSL, so always on
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Try to run 3 cores at 100%. The "CPU throttling" is known to cause restarting of tasks on some machines. With 3 of 4 cores, you get an over all usage of 75%, which is quite near to your former 80%.

Gruß,
Gundolf

[edit] Wow, two answers at the same time, again! [/edit]

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