Miscellaneous FAQs
General Questions and Answers
BOINC Merchandise
Can I have my computer work on more than one workunit at a time?
Can I merge accounts?
CPID - Cross-Project Identifier
CPU - speed, options and such
I just upgraded to a multi-core/multi-CPU. How do I get BOINC to use all cores/CPUs?
Is BOINC available in Java?
Merge computers whose description have changed
OpenGL
Self Help: Links to Drivers
Self Help: Screen saver problems
Some CUDA questions and answers
The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed
Upon BOINC startup, multiple conhost.exe processes start. Why?
Usefull BOINC add-ons and CPU/Memory testing tools
What are credits? Can I use them?
What are the std*.txt files for?
What is an avatar?
What is Pending Validation?
What is RAC?
What is Validate State Invalid?
What is Virtual Memory and what are Page Faults?
Where can I get other help?
Windows is unable to shutdown BOINC.exe message upon Windows shutdown
How To?
Determine OpenCL capability of GPU and CPU
How can I add my BOINC stats to my Facebook profile?
How can I get my BOINC stats on my desktop?
How can I make a BOINC screen saver?
How do I completely uninstall BOINC 6 and 7, on Windows / Uninstall to prepare for reinstall?
How do I configure my client using the cc_config.xml file?
How do I copy BOINC's files over the old installation or do a Network install of BOINC?
How do I fix a statistics corruption?
How do I get a statistics bar in my signature?
How do I install BOINC and attach to a project on the Mac?
How do I install BOINC in Debian Linux?
How do I install BOINC in Linux? (general install for advanced user)
How do I set up BOINC with the Exclusive Application option?
How do I set up the Preferences Override File?
How to add usernames to the BOINC groups under Basic and Home versions of Windows?
How to change the installation drive on the Macintosh?
How to compile your own BOINC version for Linux/Unix?
How to compile your own BOINC version for Windows?
How to compile your own BOINC version on Macintosh OS X?
How to completely clean out drivers of GPUs you do not use anymore?
How to control a remote host?
How to control a service install of BOINC (Windows)?
How to exit BOINC completely?
How to exit BOINC when running as a service (6.2 and above)?
How to fix broken URLs in BOINC 5.10 and higher
How to get graphics / the screen saver on a service install?
How to get graphics working in Linux?
How to install BOINC as a service (BOINC 5 series) on Windows?
How to install BOINC as a service (BOINC 6 series) on Windows?
How to install BOINC as a service (BOINC 7 series) on Windows?
How to install BOINC on Windows Vista?
How to make a log file with the BOINC installer? (Windows, Alpha and debug)
How to move the page file and information about its size
How to post with full details on what your connection does?
How to recognize errors?
How to Reset the Result Duration Correction Factor?
How to revert to an older HostID number?
How to run BOINC only when the computer is idle?
How to set up BOINC 5 with a separate Data directory?
How to set up BOINC for use on multiprocessor systems?
How to set up BOINC on another drive
How to set up your default browser in Linux?
How to set up your default browser in Windows?
How to set up your default browser on the Mac?
How to stop downloading work?
