After my previous problems with the error message, I decided to detach, uninstall and reinstall everything.

I am currently not able to attach to the project. The message says to check my account ID, but I can log in fine on the website.

It seems like I am either doing something wrong, or there is a problem with my account on the server.

The 2 most likely causes are a typo/space and that the server is having issues.
<br>John Keck
BOINCing since 2002/12/08

&gt; The 2 most likely causes are a typo/space and that the server is having
&gt; issues.
&gt; <br>John Keck
&gt; BOINCing since 2002/12/08
&gt;
&gt;

I've done this several times by pasting the values from the email I received, and by typing them in manually.

One thing I noticed is that somehow, I had about 15 computers listed. I just merged them all into my original. I then tried to attach again and it created another. Could this all be related? This computer hasn't changed since I first joined.

&gt; &gt; The 2 most likely causes are a typo/space and that the server is having
&gt; &gt; issues.
&gt; &gt; <br>John Keck
&gt; &gt; BOINCing since 2002/12/08
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt;
&gt;
&gt; I've done this several times by pasting the values from the email I received,
&gt; and by typing them in manually.
&gt;
&gt; One thing I noticed is that somehow, I had about 15 computers listed. I just
&gt; merged them all into my original. I then tried to attach again and it created
&gt; another. Could this all be related? This computer hasn't changed since I
&gt; first joined.
&gt;
&gt;
Yes it could be related. The multiple computers tend to point to a communications issue also. You may have a firewall that is letting the request out but not letting the reply in. Check your firewall settings and give it some time in case it is an internet glitch.
<br>John Keck
BOINCing since 2002/12/08

&gt; Yes it could be related. The multiple computers tend to point to a
&gt; communications issue also. You may have a firewall that is letting the request
&gt; out but not letting the reply in. Check your firewall settings and give it
&gt; some time in case it is an internet glitch.
&gt; <br>John Keck
&gt; BOINCing since 2002/12/08
&gt;
&gt;

I thought of the firewall issue but I've had it the entire time and it never caused a problem before. Having said that though, I did try disabling it and I am still not able to attach.

I restored a backup of the file "account_climateprediction.net.xml" from my previous install and all I get from it is the "Cannot parse scheduler reply, bad first tag" error message which has been going on for quite a while now.

I have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed, but I have its firewall disabled.

Currently, I am at a loss to get this working again. Any other suggestions?

I believe I've cracked this one: I just checked &amp; there was newer BOINC software than the version I was running. I had v3.20 &amp; the newest is v4.05. I installed v4.05 &amp; tried attaching to the ClimatePrediction.net Project &amp; it worked fine.

For reference I'm running Windows XP Pro SP1 with the XP firewall turned on &amp; it worked fine that way.