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Cougar

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Message 2538 - Posted: 12 Jan 2006, 5:55:02 UTC

Hi. When I first got the BOINC manager, I got the cannot connect to localhost error. I eventually figured out that it needs the client running. The only way I found to run it is to manually run the boinc.exe I found in program files. This results in a window always visible on the screen or minimised in the taskbar. Surely there is a way to run it either invisibly or as (another) icon in the notification area.

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Message 2549 - Posted: 12 Jan 2006, 17:53:37 UTC

It's not intuative, but X (upper right hand corner) the program manager and it goes to the tray.

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Message 2559 - Posted: 13 Jan 2006, 4:26:23 UTC - in response to Message 2549.  

Thanks, but that doesn't help. I had figured out that much, but that only send the manager to tray, not the client. I expect others are managing to run the client invisibly somehow, I would like to know how.

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Bill Michael

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Message 2560 - Posted: 13 Jan 2006, 5:56:19 UTC

BOINC Manager automatically runs the BOINC daemon... if it isn't, I would reinstall BOINC.

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Message 2565 - Posted: 13 Jan 2006, 15:25:19 UTC - in response to Message 2560.  

Thanks, that worked. :)
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Aaron Finney

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Message 2582 - Posted: 14 Jan 2006, 4:12:11 UTC - in response to Message 2538.  
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You can also install it as a system service, and then instruct it not to load the BOINC Manager with startup. Then it won't show in the system tray OR the taskbar until you load the manager.
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