For years, folks have been struggling with installation on domain controllers. The installer insists on creating a local user account which isn't possible on a DC.

The worst part is I knew this so I installed Boinc 6.10.x on my 8 processor server before I made it a DC which worked great. Then I was dumb enough to try to install 6.12.x which un-installed the previous version before it figured out that it was unable to install the new version.

The problems have been discussed ad nauseum on these boards for years. Can someone with the skills please fix the installer?

The BOINC developers are stuck between two choices.

On the one hand, they want to move to a new installer technology and resolve all of these long-standing issues with the new software.

On the other hand, they know and understand the old installer, and it's comfortable to go on using it - bugs and all. And it's not worth spending any development effort on old technology.

At least that's my interpretation of the answer I received when I asked that specific question (along with several others in the same vein) on the mailing list earlier this week.

Unfortunately, their comfortable niche between the two forks in the road has satisfied them for several years already, and shows no sign of being vacated.