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old_user29084 Send message Joined: 9 Nov 04 Posts: 4 Credit: 15,978 RAC: 0	Message 7471 - Posted: 23 Jan 2005, 2:38:58 UTC Gonna upgrade a win98 box to XP...any thing i need to beaware of when i do this as far as BOINC/CPDN? or is it a simple upgrade? not that id lose much as it just sent its first trickle ID: 7471 · Reply Quote

Honza Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 5 Aug 04 Posts: 390 Credit: 2,475,242 RAC: 0	Message 7479 - Posted: 23 Jan 2005, 7:56:37 UTC - in response to Message 7471. > Gonna upgrade a win98 box to XP...any thing i need to beaware of when i do > this as far as BOINC/CPDN? or is it a simple upgrade? > not that id lose much as it just sent its first trickle Backup whole BOINC folder. You cn simply put it on a new system and start via shortcut or install BOINC then overwrite with your backup... ID: 7479 · Reply Quote

old_user29084 Send message Joined: 9 Nov 04 Posts: 4 Credit: 15,978 RAC: 0	Message 7483 - Posted: 23 Jan 2005, 10:16:57 UTC - in response to Message 7479. thanx Honza ID: 7483 · Reply Quote

Flightless Bumble Bee Send message Joined: 27 Jan 05 Posts: 1 Credit: 71,195 RAC: 0	Message 9890 - Posted: 24 Feb 2005, 8:23:58 UTC Ok, I have Boinic on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and I am ending up running Mandrake Linux 10.1 more often than I do windows so I was wondering if there was any way that I can port my project to run on both operating systems depending upon which one I happen to be running or how I would go about to transfering it to run on Linux since I run that more often?? Thanks, Sean ID: 9890 · Reply Quote

geophi Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Aug 04 Posts: 2169 Credit: 64,555,907 RAC: 5,858	Message 9898 - Posted: 24 Feb 2005, 13:34:27 UTC - in response to Message 9890. > Ok, I have Boinic on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and I am ending up running > Mandrake Linux 10.1 more often than I do windows so I was wondering if there > was any way that I can port my project to run on both operating systems > depending upon which one I happen to be running or how I would go about to > transfering it to run on Linux since I run that more often?? > There's been several queries about that since BOINC CPDN first launched, and the replies have all indicated that it is not possible. Don't have the threads available at the moment, however. ID: 9898 · Reply Quote

crandles Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 16 Oct 04 Posts: 692 Credit: 277,679 RAC: 0	Message 9899 - Posted: 24 Feb 2005, 13:35:38 UTC Last modified: 24 Feb 2005, 13:36:21 UTC Visit BOINC WIKI for help And join BOINC Synergy for all the news in one place. ID: 9899 · Reply Quote

old_user2147 Send message Joined: 27 Aug 04 Posts: 55 Credit: 1,106,201 RAC: 0	Message 9904 - Posted: 24 Feb 2005, 16:46:49 UTC - in response to Message 9890. Last modified: 24 Feb 2005, 16:50:24 UTC > Ok, I have Boinic on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and I am ending up running > Mandrake Linux 10.1 more often than I do windows FWIW - The general consensus seems to be the Linux client runs 10 - 15% faster. Strat ID: 9904 · Reply Quote

old_user2147 Send message Joined: 27 Aug 04 Posts: 55 Credit: 1,106,201 RAC: 0	Message 9906 - Posted: 24 Feb 2005, 16:48:38 UTC - in response to Message 9899. Last modified: 24 Feb 2005, 16:49:49 UTC > > Crandles - You might have considered making this post a bit more brief. ;-) Strat ID: 9906 · Reply Quote