Thread 'Windows: how to switch from single user to service?'

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zombie67 Send message Joined: 14 Feb 06 Posts: 139	Message 7934 - Posted: 2 Feb 2007, 22:35:26 UTC Hello, I am considering switching from single user installation to service. How does one go about making the change? Will and work or optimized applications be lost? Also, running as a service, will I still be able to log into my account, and use BOINCmanager to view/manage BOINC? TIA! Reno, NV Team: SETI.USA ID: 7934 ·
Nicolas Send message Joined: 19 Jan 07 Posts: 1179	Message 7935 - Posted: 2 Feb 2007, 22:46:55 UTC You have to do to "Add/remove programs" and uninstall BOINC. Work and optimized applications will not be lost. Then reinstall using service mode. The service will start even before you log in. BOINC Manager can be still used, either manually or on login (like it did on single-user). ID: 7935 ·
zombie67 Send message Joined: 14 Feb 06 Posts: 139	Message 7937 - Posted: 2 Feb 2007, 22:50:19 UTC - in response to Message 7935.   You have to do to "Add/remove programs" and uninstall BOINC. Work and optimized applications will not be lost. Then reinstall using service mode. The service will start even before you log in. BOINC Manager can be still used, either manually or on login (like it did on single-user). I feared as much. Thanks! Follow-up question: Where is the BOINC home directory when installed as a service? Reno, NV Team: SETI.USA ID: 7937 ·
Nicolas Send message Joined: 19 Jan 07 Posts: 1179	Message 7939 - Posted: 2 Feb 2007, 23:34:38 UTC - in response to Message 7937.   Last modified: 2 Feb 2007, 23:34:47 UTC Follow-up question: Where is the BOINC home directory when installed as a service? Same place as on single-user installation, on C:\\Program files\\BOINC (more accurately, %programfiles%\\BOINC, since the folder name is language-specific). In fact, if you change the folder path during installation, you would lose your WUs, optimized apps, etc, since the client_state.xml and all the project files would still be on the place they were when you installed single-user. ID: 7939 ·
dcdc Send message Joined: 29 Aug 06 Posts: 82	Message 7948 - Posted: 3 Feb 2007, 17:42:40 UTC i'm fairly sure there is a way to register it as a service - i've seen it posted somewhere. Will have a look tomorrow ;) ID: 7948 ·

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