Hello,

I am VERY new to Boinc. I have downloaded the program, signed up for two projects, so far very cool. I am having a little trouble with the screensaver though, it flashes and does not seem to "fully engage" stuck somewhere between the screensaver and the desktop.

Running with Windows 7.

Any assist would be great.

Thank you
Chris

From When requesting help on these forums...:

When you're requesting help on these forums, please, always be so kind as to give information about which BOINC version you run (See Help->About BOINC in BOINC Manager), about your system, the projects you are attached to and what you have done so far to try to remedy the problem.

and

- If you have problems with your screen saver or graphics, please state which projects you run, which project(s) you have the problem with, what you see and expected to see. For hardware/software check, please state what your videocard is (brand and model), DirectX version, Operating system and most crucially, drivers version. See this FAQ for other hints.

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Jord,

-BOINC ver 7.0.25
-System is 64 bit OS
-Video card is ATI Radeon HD 5450 ver 8.821.0.0, although I use the HDMI port to view through my Sony television
-6 GB RAM
-Processor, quad AMD Phenom II 820
-Windows 7 Home Premium
-Projects, SETI and climateprediction.net, same problem with both projects
-DirectX ver 11
-The SHOW GRAPHICS button is grey'd out under task commands for both simple view and advanced view

Expectation- to see the task running. I see a blinking (think strobe light) screen with the task running, not a solid screen showing the task running, additionally, my task bar is also blinking at the bottom of the screen when the screensaver is engaged, again it appears the screeansaver is not fully starting.

I have not done anything to correct this problem as I do not know the cause. My other screensavers are working.

Hope this answers the mail...

Thank you
Chris

Who installed the videocard driver, you or Windows?
If Windows, then it lacks the necessary component to show the correct graphics, OpenGL. As this is a direct 3D competitor to Microsoft's own DirectX, they can order graphics manufacturers to leave this driver component out of the drivers that are installed by Windows and Windows Update.

So you need updated drivers from the manufacturer.
Use the Download Drivers section of AMD Support to get the latest drivers for your videocard, then if you can (know how) uninstall your present ones and install these new ones. Then try again.

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Thanks Jord, worked like a champ!!