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[LanDroid]

Help - BOINC has become self-aware and is gaining control of my computer! I don't want it to run at start up, but it does anyway. I have set it to stop running when I use the computer, but it runs constantly. I suspect it starts under a different account or as a service, but I can't figure that out. I set up only two accts set up - 1 admin, 1 standard user. However I notice two other accounts: "boinc_master" and "boinc_project", both std user. I didn't set up those accts and they don't show up on the "Switch User" screen, kinda mysterious. I have disabled some start up services, but to no avail. As far as I can tell, both local and global preferences are set correctly, but I'm not positive 'bout that...

Any ideas on how to regain control of BOINC? This is under Vista...

THANKS!

[Sir Papa Smurph]

HuH,,, Vista......... What's That????



Try going to Administrative tools and setting Boinc Service to manual.
or try to set preferences in Boinc to run only after comp sits idle for X time period...
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[Pooh Bear 27]

Best to uninstall then to install not as a service. The default is service, now. The accounts will be made for either Service or Not, because it saves some information in there.

When you install again, do not check "Protected application execution". Then you can hand start and stop it.
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[LanDroid]

OK I think I got 'er back under control. Uninstalled under admin account, reinstalled in limited user account, deselected the protected application thingie, stated all users can control and uhhhh it seems to be behaving better... THANKS!