As the 4.05 BOINC client has serious problems on Windows 98, I've installed the 4.06 (alpha) BOINC client on the one Win98SE system I have here...and it processed the SETI WUs just fine. My 6 Linux systems all work without problems.

But the 4.06 (alpha) Win32 client trashes the CPDN models every time - 4 per day - then you exceed your daily quota and they refuse to send you any more.

I've lost 4 / day for the past 4 days.

It returns the following error message:

"Outcome Client error"
"Client state Computing"
"Exit status -2 (0xfffffffe)"
"Host ID 6135"
"Report deadline 18 Aug 2005 5:45:03 UTC"
"CPU time 0.00"
"stderr out"

core_client_version 4.06 -/core_client_version
message - exit code -2 (0xfffffffe) /message
active_task_state 1 /active_task_state
signal 0 /signal
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Win98 is a no go with CPDN under BOINC. The only DOS based O/S supported is WinME and even that is throwing errors at the moment. :(


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OK...Thanks.

I mainly run Linux, but have a Win98SE system as a "legacy" system for my daughter to run her games on. Most of them work fine via TransGamning on Linux....but a couple don't.

With an retail upgrade copy of WinXP Home costing over NZ$300, I won't be buying that any time soon.
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If you can find an OEM supplier in NZ you ought to be able to buy a WinXP CD for under half of that - OEM are less than half retail price in the UK...


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&gt; If you can find an OEM supplier in NZ you ought to be able to buy a WinXP CD
&gt; for under half of that - OEM are less than half retail price in the UK...

WinXP has more vulnerabilities than Win98SE....

I usually don't use anti-virus on Win98SE as the only browser anyone uses is Mozilla and the mail is Thunderbird. AV seems to mess up system performance just when you don't want it to.

MS IE and Outlook Express are absolutely prohibited. :-)


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