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I have tried to run the smp on windows 7 64 Bit and even though the official guide says it works on 32 and 64 bit it just wont run.....

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First, create a new folder for the FAH SMP client. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, this location is suggested: C:\Users\[username]\FAH Please do NOT install the SMP client in C:\Program Files\FAH to avoid issues with permissions. Vista/7 have new security restrictions (not in Win XP) that prevent the client from running. In Windows XP, this location is suggested: C:\FAH and this location is used for the purposes of this guide.

Download and open the v6.34 SMP client executable file to the folder you just created.

To make the next steps easier to follow, renaming the client executable to something shorter and easy to remember is suggested. Right-click on the executable file, select Rename and change to fah6).

Note: Depending on the file name and folder display settings, the file extension may or may not be shown.
Rename Folding@home-Win32-x86 to fah6 or rename [email protected] to fah6.exe.

The next step is to configure the client. Open a Command Prompt and change directory to the location where you unzipped the FAH client.
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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

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Did all that, get a prompt saying that the program is incompatible etc when trying to install it
and thats with "run as administrator"

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Did you change machine ID number? Edit: Is your firewall or anti-virus blocking you from getting a connection?
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doesnt even get that far.......wont even start the install....incompatible..yada yada contact the vendor for 64 bit version.......

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Note: To install the FAH client to run as a service (a bit later in the setup), the Windows XP user account running the setup must have Administrator privileges. In Windows Vista and newer, the Command Prompt used to setup the FAH client as a service must be opened with Run As Administrator privileges. Do this by clicking on the Start button. In the Search box, type command prompt. In the list of results, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, enter the password or provide confirmation. This would be a good time to change to a user account with Administrative rights, or to open a new command prompt using the Run As option.
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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

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I run it in win 7 64 bit with no problems and I'm not doing anything special. Just install it and place it in its own folder, run it and set up the config.

**when I say install it I mean copy it to its own folder, there's really no install**
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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

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C:\Users\maggien\Fah>fah6a -configonly -smp
This version of C:\Users\maggien\Fah\FAH6a.exe is not compatible with the versio
n of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to see whe
ther you need a x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then co
ntact the software publisher.


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this location is suggested: C:\Users\[username]\FAH Please do NOT install the SMP client in C:\Program Files\FAH to avoid issues with permissions

Type this in the command prompt to begin (assuming you renamed the FAH executable to "fah6" or "fah6.exe" depending on the file view settings as noted above):

fah6 -configonly -smp
The client will display some information and then prompt you for answers to configuration questions. Note that for most answers, the default setting is the recommended setting. Here is an example of what is displayed on screen, with an explanation of each option:

Launch directory: C:\FAH
Executable: fah6
Arguments: -configonly -smp

User Name [Anonymous]?
Enter your FAH User Name (not the Windows user name). Or press enter to accept the default user name Anonymous. Almost everyone selects a personalized user name.

Arguments: -smp 8 -bigadv -verbosity 9
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This is what you put. C:\Users\maggien\Fah>fah6a -configonly -smp this is not correct. fah6a is not right.
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fah6a was what i renamed the executable after the first download which was renamed fah6 failed.

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Delete all your SMP log files and uninstall program then start over. Not sure if you need to reboot.
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There is no log files and no program to uninstall since it will not install on the 64 bit system. I have deleted the executable and rebooted twice. I don't really have time to spend on these 64 bit i7 systems anymore as i haven't seen any viable solutions.

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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

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As much as I would like to catch you in 5.5 years...lol. You must have downloaded the wrong version. I have Win7 64 and no problems. You need the 6.34 on this page http://folding.stanford.edu/English/DownloadWinOther . I don't know what else to suggest. The only way I could repeat your problem was download the wrong client. Hope this helps.
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Thanks Wifuzzy, It should only take about 10 min. to set the SMP client. Darkstar I hope you don't give up.
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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

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Thats the one i downloaded, doesnt run on the 2 64 bit i7 systems i tried, running on the 32 bit i7 system though

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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

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Maybe you need to update drivers, bios, window updates. Just a thought.
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Just D/L the new open beta V7 it's much easier setup wise and runs like a charm on win7 x64
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