Quick start
If you do
download, make sure you install what is suggested for your computer. There are two main options a
1) Windows 2000/XP/Vista Graphical client version 5.03
2) Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista text-only console (with built-in Windows-service-install option) version 5.04
I prefer the 2nd option as it uses less resourses and once you set it, you pretty much forget it.
To install the 2nd option - you can either install in a download folder or in program files. Make a new folder in either called Folding or Folding@Home, download the version you'd like, then click on it to install. If you are running Vista, right click the red "gear" icon & select run as admin.
1)
Name You will get a black "command prompt" box. It will ask for your user name
before picking a name go here to check search names You want to make sure you have a unique name unless you are already folding for another team, you may keep your name, just change the team #
2) it will ask for the team. type in 115416
3) launch the program at startup - yes
4) use internet explorer settings - no
5) use proxy - no
6) allow receipt of work assignments over 5mb in size - yes
7) change advanced options - no unless you are using a dual core processor, directions will follow for that later. For now running one is fine.
Folding will start, let it go. To stop it, press Control-C in the folding window. Next time you start your computer folding will start. You will not see the "command prompt" window again.
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