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Most computer users are used to just shutting down their computers and presuming that everything will work fine when they restart. To avoid corrupting the BOINC file in process, Windows should never be shut down with BOINC still running. Proper procedure is to exit BOINC either by going to File --> Exit if the program is open or simply by right clicking on the BOINC icon in the taskbar and selecting Exit. Then wait a minimum of 45 seconds until the program goes through the proper shutdown which includes saving the information to the hard drive. Windows can then be shut down and restarted with a BOINC program ready to run.


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by Digibits See Profile edited by lilhurricane See Profile
last modified: 2007-05-10 20:11:37