Ultimate Guide To Folding@home

[lynx]

Originally posted by Ariel_001@31 March 2004 - 18:04
Has anyone tryed running this as a service in win nt/2k/xp?

Anyways here are some direction on how to do it. It seems to work for me. Don't blame me if your comp blows up or something if this does something weird.

First make sure the folding@home Client is properly setup.

Then download the consol version of the client and this. Make sure the consol client is working properly first (run it first).

1. Then make a folder somewhere on your hard drive e.g “c:\program files\FaH\” and copy the consol folding@home client and the two exe too that folder.

2. Then at a command prompt run this

Instsrv.exe folding@home “c:\program files\FaH\Srvany.exe”

The service name “folding@home” can be almost anything you want. Make sure you put the full path to the Srvany.exe file. There must be quoting marks “” if the folder has a space in it. 

3. Using the regedit.exe goto

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\folding@home

The folding@home key is whatever name you gave your service in step 2.

Create a new key named Parameters

Then create a new string named Application

With the Value "c:\program files\FaH\FAH4Console.exe" or where ever you placed it in step 1

4. Configure the new service by going the Services applet which is somewhere Control Panel. (I believe it should be in Control Panel -> admin tool -> Services) and find the service you named in step 2.

Choose the Startup Type: Automatic (for unattended operation, this will allow the folding@home Client to be active when there is no one logged on) and set it up to logon in the account were you setup/installed folding@home.

I beleve this should work. Tell me if there is problem with the directions.

Source :http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...&NoWebContent=1

Firstly, it seems to use C:\Windows\System32 as it's startup folder and I can see no way of getting it to look anywhere else.

Secondly, I can find no way to pass parameters (-advmethods -forceSSE) to the prog when it is running in this mode, so it only runs TINKERS simulations.

Perhaps there are some extra parameters which can be given to SRVANY which will do this. I've used SRVANY before but it was a long time ago and I can't remember the options. I'll see what I can find out and report any solutions.


Update: you can pass parameters to the program by adding a string value "AppParameters" to the parameters key mentioned above. Simply insert the parameters you want to use as the data of this string value.

There appears to be another string value "AppDirectory" but so far I have not had any success with this.

Update2: I assumed that data in the "Application" string would need quotes if there were any spaces in the path, and it worked with those quotes in place. I assumed that AppDirectory would also need quotes. It would appear that the quotes are not necessary in the "Application" string, and do not work if included in the "AppDirectory" string.

The final settings I am using are:
AppDirectory: C:\Program Files\Folding@Home
Application: C:\Program Files\Folding@Home\FAH4Console.exe
AppParameters: -advmethods -forceSSE -service

More info here

[8ball]

well Im done im frist package its was a 400 wu it took me 3 days to get it done. Im onto p563_BBA5_ext Its a Genome so I guess the things i put into the target worked because ive been doing this one for about 3hrs now and its 30/250(12%). I will never be in the top 10 but who cares im help out thats all that matters.

[Spicker]

lol lynx and ariel u guyz dont need to do all tht....

just download the FAH ONE-CLICK and edit the .cfg and put ur name...and with one click it will installl as a service...

(i use this for borging other computers )

LINKS:

To Install Folding the easiest and fastest way on a Windows XP/W2K machine, use the One-Click Install:

If you are running XP/XP Home/W2K(all versions) on a single cpu computer, do this:

1. Download the One-Click FAH Install (New Client and New Core)here .
2. Unzip the file to a floppy or to a directory (folder) on the desktop.
3. Edit the client.cfg with notepad and change "Wedo" to your folding username. Only use notepad to edit the client.cfg as WordPad, Word, or any other word processing program will mess up your config file!
4. Click the .exe file.

Poof, your folding.

To get other's to fold for you with this:

Download the zip file, edit the client.cfg using notepad, re-zip the file, email the .zip file to everyone and talk them through unzip and click of the .exe file.

or....

Copy the .exe and edited client.cfg to a floppy/cdrom/pen drive and give them to everyone on the planet (except me, I already have it).

You get the idea....



To Install Folding the easiest and fastest way on a Dual CPU or a P4 with HT machine running Windows XP or W2K:

You will do everything noted in the above section except use the Dually/HT version of the One-Click:

The Dually version, OC-FAH-Dually.exe can be downloaded here .

The only other change is that there are two client.cfg files to edit, both of which need your username (again, use notepad to edit this file). The client.cfg's have different names, but don't worry, when you hit the .exe after editing the One-Click changes the names of the files and copies them into the correct directories.


Win9x One-Click
Download it here

[lynx]

[Livy]

Folding@Home News/weblog

4/2/2004 Team certificates now on line
We have added certificates for team achievements as well as individual stats. You will see certificate links on the FAH team webpage stats.

http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py...e&teamnum=34905

[Ariel_001]

Originally posted by lynx+1 April 2004 - 11:14--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lynx @ 1 April 2004 - 11:14)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Ariel_001@31 March 2004 - 18:04
Has anyone tryed running this as a service in win nt/2k/xp?

Anyways here are some direction on how to do it. It seems to work for me. Don&#39;t blame me if your comp blows up or something if this does something weird.

First make sure the folding@home Client is properly setup.

Then download the consol version of the client and this. Make sure the consol client is working properly first (run it first).

1. Then make a folder somewhere on your hard drive e.g “c:&#092;program files&#092;FaH&#092;” and copy the consol folding@home client and the two exe too that folder.

2. Then at a command prompt run this

Instsrv.exe folding@home “c:&#092;program files&#092;FaH&#092;Srvany.exe”

The service name “folding@home” can be almost anything you want. Make sure you put the full path to the Srvany.exe file. There must be quoting marks “” if the folder has a space in it.&nbsp;

3. Using the regedit.exe goto

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE&#092;SYSTEM&#092;CurrentControlSet&#092;Services&#092;folding@home

The folding@home key is whatever name you gave your service in step 2.

Create a new key named Parameters

Then create a new string named Application

With the Value "c:&#092;program files&#092;FaH&#092;FAH4Console.exe" or where ever you placed it in step 1

4. Configure the new service by going the Services applet which is somewhere Control Panel. (I believe it should be in Control Panel -> admin tool -> Services) and find the service you named in step 2.

Choose the Startup Type: Automatic (for unattended operation, this will allow the folding@home Client to be active when there is no one logged on) and set it up to logon in the account were you setup/installed folding@home.

I beleve this should work. Tell me if there is problem with the directions.

Source :http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...&NoWebContent=1

Firstly, it seems to use C:&#092;Windows&#092;System32 as it&#39;s startup folder and I can see no way of getting it to look anywhere else.

Secondly, I can find no way to pass parameters (-advmethods -forceSSE) to the prog when it is running in this mode, so it only runs TINKERS simulations.

Perhaps there are some extra parameters which can be given to SRVANY which will do this. I&#39;ve used SRVANY before but it was a long time ago and I can&#39;t remember the options. I&#39;ll see what I can find out and report any solutions.


Update: you can pass parameters to the program by adding a string value "AppParameters" to the parameters key mentioned above. Simply insert the parameters you want to use as the data of this string value.

There appears to be another string value "AppDirectory" but so far I have not had any success with this.

Update2: I assumed that data in the "Application" string would need quotes if there were any spaces in the path, and it worked with those quotes in place. I assumed that AppDirectory would also need quotes. It would appear that the quotes are not necessary in the "Application" string, and do not work if included in the "AppDirectory" string.

The final settings I am using are:
AppDirectory: C:&#092;Program Files&#092;Folding@Home
Application: C:&#092;Program Files&#092;Folding@Home&#092;FAH4Console.exe
AppParameters: -advmethods -forceSSE -service

More info here [/b][/quote]
Cool it works. Thanks for the tips. B)

[FlyingDutchman]

Hey Livy,

You made my sig?

Looks good, Thanks.

Fold On B)

[thewizeard]

Lamsey....look out, Lynx will soon be overtaking you... You will have to add another processor I am afraid

Edit: i=y

[ck-uk]

Any 1 havin&#39; probs.I have a error cant connect to work server(results).I think my firwalls messed up.

[Virtualbody1234]

Yay&#33; I have completed 100 work units&#33;