Boinc manager installs itself with a couple of options that you can change anytime from the website. options like how many work units to download at a time. SETI sets a deadline for each work unit, if you dont finish it in time they re-release it for someone else to proccess.
Inside Boinc manager under 'file' you can choose "run always", "base on preferences" (you set those on the website) or you can "Suspend" it. It also loads in the systray so you can change it there too.
Boinc also appears on your screen saver list so you can have it only running when idle.
I have the manager set to always running but I don't have it in my startup or registry 'run' area. Then I have a shortcut on my destop:
Target="C:\Program Files\Seti\boincmgr.exe"
Start in="C:\Program Files\Seti\"
That way I can easily start it up but it doesn't bog down my boot up if I'm in a hurry. Anytime I wan to purge it from the system I just exit the manager.
WARNING NOTE: I'm not sure if its just my setup but I have had problems with BOINC when it uploads and down loads work units. Its seems to pre-empt all other network traffic while its communicating. Its not uncommon for me to be surfing the web and have Internet explorer lockup along with any streaming music I'm running or java based webgame. Task manager lists 3 things:
- boinc.exe
- boincmgr.exe
- setiathome_5.15_windows_intelx86.exe (one copy per CPU, so I see 2)
you can end those process trees and restart the other apps but after wards boinc seems to need a cold boot in order to start up again.
then again it might just be my antique system.
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