Windows 7 and BOINC

[muddocktor]

Well, I downloaded and installed the x64 version of Windows 7 on my laptop to play with and decided to migrate my laptop's BOINC install over. This is the 5.10.45 version (32 bit). After installing BOINC and copying all my original folder over, BOINC is happily crunching away. I had no problems with the BOINC client starting up where I shut down at in Vista and seems to be running normally.

 

[QuietIce]

That's good to hear! Keep us updated on problems - if any.


On a side note, have you thought about updating your BOINC app ...?

 

[muddocktor]

I don't like the version 6 apps. 5.10.45 does me just fine.

 

[muddocktor]

Just an update here. I haven't run into any issues so far and I don't think crunching times are affected either with Win 7 compared to Vista.

 

[QuietIce]

That's certainly good news!

And I've still got a couple of rigs running the old 5.10.45 apps myself ...

 

[razorface]

Where did you get Win7?

 

[Alexhk]

Windows 7 beta

 

[muddocktor]

Yep, running the public beta. I will be swapping the hard drives back to the Vista drive tomorrow because I will be going back to work offshore this week. I will just transfer the BOINC folder over to the Vista hard drive and everything should be good to go.