Boinc projects with screensavers install#

Under your account at the project page you will be able to search for and join The Scottish Boinc Team.īring up the Attach to Project dialog as above.

Select 'New user', and enter your email address and a password of your choosing.īOINC will open a web page that allows you to set other account data, such as name, country, and preferences. To join a project not in the list, enter the URL of its web site. In the BOINC manager's Simple view click Add Project or, in the manager's Advanced view, click Tools -> Attach to Project. Quick guide to Joining a project and getting started When other users run the BOINC Manager, they'll be shown a dialog saying to contact the administrator to add them to the 'boinc_users' group. If not selected (private mode), the only users who can control BOINC are: the installing user, members of the Administrator group, and members of the 'boinc_users' group. This provides increased protection against faulty applications, but it may cause graphics to not work with older applications.Īllow all users on this computer to control BOINC - If selected (public mode), all users can control BOINC (attach/detach projects, etc.). Protected application execution - Run project applications under an unprivileged account. Use BOINC screensaver - Use the BOINC screensaver for the current user. Again leave unless you wish to create on a different disk drive. Generally leave as standard unless you wish to create on a different disk drive.ĭata directory - where BOINC's data files will be stored.

Program directory - where BOINC's program files will be stored.

Boinc projects with screensavers install#

You can set install options by clicking the 'Advanced' button on the configuration screen. Download the installer then click the installer icon to begin the installation process.