Hi spockbob,

just push "add project" button and add WCG. You don't have to do other installations. WCG will run properly with your old BOINC client as well.

525,910 other people have successfully run WCG. It is possible to get it going.

I clicked on a link on the wcg website, which I thought was going to add wcg to boinc., not do an install. It tried to do an install, failed, and that is where Boinc was compromised, somewhere in the install, it uninstalled most of Boinc, then died. I am running Vista SP2 64 bit.

It would be helpful if the WCG webpage that people get to when they click "join" had the information that, if they were already running BOINC for other projects, they could just attach to WCG from within their BOINC manager. It is a little confusing to see only the BOINC download instructions when you click "join."

Project attaching is done 3 ways (soon a 4th from a different vantage point, not user influencible):

- For new members automated when installing clean with the WCG kits of 6.2.28 and 6.10.58 for windows.

- From the Attach to Projects menu if that option was not disabled in the cc_config.xml (some group/mass roll-outs disable because they only want to run WCG).

- From BAM (BOINCStats Account Manager) e.g. but that only works if the host previously was once manually attached to WCG.

I suppose one could set a webscript to run the boinccmd tool on a host to attach to WCG plugging name and the account key, of course only working when one is signed in and the host is not already attached to WCG. Seeing loads of pitfalls to include securities.

edit: Let me visit this ''Join'' page to see what if can be clarified there for Existing Members. WCG is the one exception that does not allow ''joining'' as in on-the-fly becoming member and attach the host at the same time when already BOINCing. Suggestions of text and placement are welcome (to be posted ideally on the Suggestions/Feedback or Website support forums ;O)