Miscellaneous FAQs

General Questions and Answers

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?
Merge computers whose description have changed

Windows

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 is Virtual Memory and what are Page Faults?
Windows is unable to shutdown BOINC.exe message upon Windows shutdown