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So V2.00 beta TBA is just bug fixes?  I'll try js version sometime....

The problem is boinctasks not being usable because one of the computers isn't responding.  Boinc client is a buggy piece of crap and takes several seconds even on a fast machine to decide which project to contact next.  On an old machine it can be 30 seconds or more.  During this time the boinc client on that machine cannot be interfaced with by me, or by boinctasks.  If any of the computers are in the middle of this, I can't use boinctasks.  Boinctasks needs to display whatever computers it has information for and not make me wait.   Just show the last available data for every machine until you receive new data.

I have grumbled in the past about using BOINC tasks to monitor 10 computers and every time one of those 10 computers is doing some scheduling the Boink client on that computer takes up an entire processor core for about 15 to 30 seconds which is extremely bad programming on the behalf of Poinke itself but the problem is when point tasks is waiting for that computer it won't allow me to interact with the interface whatsoever.

you have told me it may be better if I use the JavaScript version however I'm holding off on this because I've spotted you have version 2 of the non JavaScript programme in the works do you think this one might overcome the problem and when do you think it will be ready for beta test? I'm willing to try it as is if you want me to analyse it

Have you removed the option to change the refresh rate in the tasks view?  I've looked everywhere!

I'm using 1.96

it's a bit nuts you have to restart the BOINC client I did use the read config files option

the change which made it work was using find computers instead of typing in the IP address manually in the list of computers And I can't see how these two would be any different

the boinc client is running because I'm looking at the remote computer with remote utilities, and anyway it says "password".  if it's not running it can't connect and displays this differently.

Workaround - use "find computers" - not sure why the initial problem was there.

I've just set up a machine with a fresh Windows installed and put on boinc and made absolutely sure the password in the text file on the remote machine is exactly what I've entered into boinc tasks here but it keeps saying password in the status.  Boinc toolbox is full of ticks.

I have several other machines set up and have never had this problem before

I have finally discovered why Boinctasks tends to stall (in discussion with Boinc programmer Vitalii Koshura).  It's the fault of AVG, the virus checker!  This running on all my computers with Boinc, it interferes and keeps scanning the files for Boinc when it doesn't need to (I've complained to AVG).  Hence Boinc does not respond in a timely fashion to Boinctasks.  I fixed it by creating exceptions in AVG to not touch files in c:\program files\boinc and c:\programdata\boinc

What's the story with me getting the message with cpdn when I wasn't creating an account I was just attaching a new host.  This sounds to me as though cpdn is sending the legal notice out again when it shouldn't be.

Most projects have this notice, I just forgot to implement it...
It probably has to do with European data protection laws.

But I only get the problem with CPDN - I assume with other projects it only occurs when setting up a new account.  CPDN for some reason send it out again when simply detaching and reattaching a project!

And yes, it's always Europe's fault.  What they do is screwing up the rest of the world - eg. cookie notices and daytime headlights!  The UK where I live left the EU but we're still living with the aftermath, and from what friends in the US have said, cookie notices pollute the internet over there too!

What's the story with me getting the message with cpdn when I wasn't creating an account I was just attaching a new host.  This sounds to me as though cpdn is sending the legal notice out again when it shouldn't be.

I only seem to get this with CPDN - I have to click agree on a legal notice when I add the project with Boinc Manager.  But Boinctasks gives an error.  I complained to Boinc and CPDN and they say it's part of the Boinc API (I think they said API) and point blank refuse to remove the stupid legal notice, saying it's up to Boinctasks to deal with it.  Even Glenn Carver of CPDN said it was your fault, after admitting he uses Boinctasks himself!  Is there any way you can get Boinc tasks to manage this notice?  Preferably by auto-agreeing, or if you insist, displaying the notice so we can click agree?

I see you came back with a sudden flurry of responses, have you been on a nice holiday?

Thanks, I'll give it a go one day.  Busy with the new property just now!

I was worried about thermal stresses.  I've stopped using tthrottle and just allowed the CPU to throttle itself.  the Reason I was avoiding this is that particular laptop only throttles at 100 or 50% and nothing in between so it's not doing as much as it could be

[slaps self in face]  I didn't see that in there.  Sorry.