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smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:55 am
by Darkstar
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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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:38 am
by vbironchef
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.

Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:44 am
by Darkstar
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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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:41 pm
by vbironchef
Did you change machine ID number? Edit: Is your firewall or anti-virus blocking you from getting a connection?

Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:11 pm
by Darkstar
doesnt even get that far.......wont even start the install....incompatible..yada yada contact the vendor for 64 bit version.......

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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:39 pm
by vbironchef
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.

Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:31 pm
by Mad_Goku
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**

Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:52 pm
by Darkstar
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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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:38 pm
by vbironchef
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

Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:25 pm
by vbironchef
This is what you put. C:\Users\maggien\Fah>fah6a -configonly -smp this is not correct. fah6a is not right.

Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:26 am
by Darkstar
fah6a was what i renamed the executable after the first download which was renamed fah6 failed.

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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:03 am
by vbironchef
Delete all your SMP log files and uninstall program then start over. Not sure if you need to reboot.

Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:39 am
by Darkstar
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.

thanks,

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Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:25 pm
by Wifuzzy
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.

Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:43 pm
by vbironchef
Thanks Wifuzzy, It should only take about 10 min. to set the SMP client. Darkstar I hope you don't give up.

Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:54 am
by Darkstar
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

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:00 am
by vbironchef
Maybe you need to update drivers, bios, window updates. Just a thought.

Re: smp wont run on Windows 7

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:45 am
by Athlonite
Just D/L the new open beta V7 it's much easier setup wise and runs like a charm on win7 x64