Windows XP

Computer running slow and I exit CP program. My Windows Task Manager still showed CP running and using from 2 to 20% of computer power and at the same time no work was being shown as being performed by CP. Rebooted and that took care of the problem.

However, as soon as the computer rebooted the CP program attempted to dial out even thought I set it up to only dial out every 10 days. That setting hasn\'t taken even though I set it up about 5 days ago.

Soon I know I will have all the problems taken care of with all your expert advice.

Thanks

The setting you are talking about must be "Connect to network about every xxx days"

This is a misunderstanding - it does not tell BOINC to connect every 10th day but to keep a work buffer for at least xxx days.

You can disable LAN access for BOINC only through the "file" menu (Windows GUI version).

If LAN access is not diabled, it will connect each time it has finished something or needs a new model or sends out a trickle.

If BOINC is not working on a model / work unit but still shows activity in the task manager, the reason might be that it tries to connect or updates the graphics on the tabs "Disc" or "Work".

Try setting the tab to "Messages" and the BOINC program itself will use less CPU. Minimize it to the tray should do the same.