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kffitzgerald
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Jan 29, 2011 Post Count: 222 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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will changing a computers name cause any hickups with boinc or points or anything? thanks
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BSD
Senior Cruncher Joined: Apr 27, 2011 Post Count: 224 Status: Offline |
Done it a few times with windows devices, no problems for me.
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kffitzgerald
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thanks, I forgot to do it when I installed w2k8r2 - have a great day
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mikey
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thanks, I forgot to do it when I installed w2k8r2 - have a great day You WILL have to merge the two pc's IF Boinc allows you to do it, that is not automatically done.   |
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BSD
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thanks, I forgot to do it when I installed w2k8r2 - have a great day You WILL have to merge the two pc's IF Boinc allows you to do it, that is not automatically done. Where's the merge button? Is it on the WCG site or in the manager? Didn't think this was possible with WCG devices? |
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kffitzgerald
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oh oh, already did the renaming.... what do I do now? where's the merge button?
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Coleslaw
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Mar 29, 2007 Post Count: 1343 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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WCG doesn't merge PC's like other projects do. So yes, reinstalling the PC without backing up the BOINC data directory will make your account "look" like you have multiple PC's installed, but it wont effect anything. This should only matter anyways if you want stats based on all the work the PC has done. Otherwise, it doesn't matter.
----------------------------------------Edit: However, just changing the name within Windows will automatically update on the WCG website when BOINC checks back in after a reboot.     [Edit 1 times, last edit by Coleslaw at Oct 25, 2011 1:28:16 AM] |
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kffitzgerald
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Jan 29, 2011 Post Count: 222 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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looks like that is what happened, wcg updated names ok, didn't re-install, just renamed PC so I guess when I restarted BOINC the original data file were intact and just resumed... thx for eveyones help
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Name changing of the computer is transparent and instant, the moment the host transmits the new name (Windows requires a boot). Internally and also printed in your client startup message log is a device ID number. That's what's used as part of the recognition process. (See Start Here FAQ for further details).
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