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64bit versions and virtualbox

i think i am running the 32bit system and want to update to the 64 bit. will i lose my points or will it just carry on.

Also what is Virtualbox and is it worth running it.

[Oct 12, 2014 2:13:41 PM]

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Re: 64bit versions and virtualbox

No you will not lose anything and no idea what virtual box is wink

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[Oct 12, 2014 2:35:36 PM]

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Re: 64bit versions and virtualbox

i think i am running the 32bit system and want to update to the 64 bit. will i lose my points or will it just carry on.

You will install a new OS then, so a big chance that you will get a new host-ID for WCG starting with zero points for that host.
Your personal points will not be affected.

Also what is Virtualbox and is it worth running it.

VirtualBox is a hypervisor program to emulate a Virtual Machine on your host system.
This guest system will run its own OS and use part of your Harddisk for storage.
For some BOINC projects the installation of VirtualBox is needed, because they run their own software that comes within a Virtual Machine, you'll get from that project. So no need to create VM's yourself.
The idea of those projects is that they can use their normal programs in their preferred Operating system (mostly Scientific Linux) and don't have to port all kind of programs, libraries etc to all kind of Operating Systems.

[Oct 12, 2014 2:49:21 PM]

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Re: 64bit versions and virtualbox

thanks alan, and what part of tykeshire are you from? i'm from Bradford but now live just outside Cardiff.

[Oct 13, 2014 11:44:46 AM]

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Re: 64bit versions and virtualbox

Thanks crystal.

[Oct 13, 2014 11:45:17 AM]

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Re: 64bit versions and virtualbox

thanks alan, and what part of tykeshire are you from? i'm from Bradford but now live just outside Cardiff.

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[Oct 13, 2014 12:16:52 PM]

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