How to do things?

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Here we explain how to do certain things, be it basic or advanced. Be it from determining the capabilities of your GPU, to compiling BOINC.

Basic

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 do I completely uninstall BOINC 6 and 7, on Windows / Uninstall to prepare for reinstall?
How do I get a statistics bar in my signature?
How to change the installation drive on the Macintosh?
How to completely clean out drivers of GPUs you do not use anymore?
How to exit BOINC completely?
How to run BOINC only when the computer is idle?
How to set up BOINC for use on multiprocessor systems?
How to stop downloading work?

Intermediate

How do I configure my client using the cc_config.xml file?
How do I fix a statistics corruption?
How to control a remote host?
How to control a service install of BOINC (Windows)?
How to exit BOINC when running as a service (6.2 and above)?
How to install BOINC as a service (BOINC 7 series) on Windows?
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 set up BOINC on another drive

Advanced

How can I make a BOINC screen saver?
How do I set up BOINC with the Exclusive Application option?
How to add usernames to the BOINC groups under Basic and Home versions of Windows?
How to get graphics working in Linux?
How to make a log file with the BOINC installer? (Windows, Alpha and debug)
How to revert to an older HostID number?
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?

Super

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?

No longer supported

How do I copy BOINC's files over the old installation or do a Network install of BOINC?
How do I set up the Preferences Override File?
How to fix broken URLs in BOINC 5.10 and higher
How to get graphics / the screen saver on a service install?
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 Reset the Result Duration Correction Factor?
How to set up BOINC 5 with a separate Data directory?