Windows 7 Folding?

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John Naylor
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Post by John Naylor »

I have never experienced this phenomenon of 64-bit programs being faster than 32-bit programs :? All 64-bit allows is for programs (and the OS) to use a bigger memory space, and some extra registers in the CPU.

And to answer your questions: applications contain either one or the other, not both. Some are 32-bit, some are 64-bit. For most uses the benefits of 64-bit are limited (have you seen a unit that needs more than 2^32 MB (4GB) of RAM before, other than on bigadv?). However in the scenarios where 4GB or more of RAM is needed it will be necessary to have 64-bit versions.

for reference, 64-bit OSes I use (none of which have displayed the phenomenon you describe):
Vista Home Premium x64
7 Home Premium x64
7 Professional x64
Ubuntu/Kubuntu 9.04 x64
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Re: Windows 7 - All Windows 7 comments go here.

Post by fredjones »

folding now working on the dm3 1035dx my operating system crashed and I reloaded it then downloaded a new folding it is working now folding must have upgraded to allow 7 compatability I won't be downloading the GPU folding until they have all the bugs worked out
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Re: Windows 7 - All Windows 7 comments go here.

Post by umbrella »

I did not install this FAH program in my Windows 7 Home Premium..... It some how ended up in my comp and keep running. How do i permanently shut it down and uninstall it?
Thanks

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nvm, found the uninstaller.... (not in my control pannel)...... but then again.... how did it end up in my comp without my knowedge and permision
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Re: Windows 7 - All Windows 7 comments go here.

Post by John Naylor »

Some torrents contain trojans which install folding@home to the downloader's PC... if you don't use torrents or such then I have no idea how this could have happened. If you haven't deleted it, would it be possible for you to post FAHlog.txt?
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Re: Windows 7 - All Windows 7 comments go here.

Post by djchandler »

New Windows 6.29 Beta question.

I have 64-bit Ultimate, but I see the new beta only lists up through Vista. Does this mean Windows 7 will not be supported in any way?

Crazy as the timing is, I have a -oneunit flagged in my native Linux install on that machine, and was planning to run in a Debian 5 VM under Virtualbox so I could experiment with the GPU client having just installed a new discrete graphics card. Downloading that beta looks pretty tempting to run on my Phenom II X4.

Anybody have any input?
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Re: Windows 7 - All Windows 7 comments go here.

Post by toTOW »

Seven is very like Vista ... so it'll work the same way on both.
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Re: Windows 7 - All Windows 7 comments go here.

Post by nitrobass24 »

djchandler wrote:New Windows 6.29 Beta question.

I have 64-bit Ultimate, but I see the new beta only lists up through Vista. Does this mean Windows 7 will not be supported in any way?

Crazy as the timing is, I have a -oneunit flagged in my native Linux install on that machine, and was planning to run in a Debian 5 VM under Virtualbox so I could experiment with the GPU client having just installed a new discrete graphics card. Downloading that beta looks pretty tempting to run on my Phenom II X4.

Anybody have any input?
Wel there is no reason to run a linux VM unless you are trying to complete -BigAdv units. Since you have a Phenom II you probably wouldnt finish them in time anyways and it would be a waste.

That said the new SMP client 6.29 running the A3 core works wonderfully on Windows 7 x64 and x86.
Just make sure you setup a passkey so you will qualify for the bonus points :)

If you need any help with setup just let us know.
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Re: Windows 7 - All Windows 7 comments go here.

Post by toTOW »

You wouldn't even get BigAdv WUs assigned to your machine if you don't report at least 8 cores ...
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Re: Windows 7 Folding?

Post by toTOW »

Since Windows 7 is now common, you should use the regular client forums to get support.

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