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05 Getting started
Before installing
... anything on your computer, please read our disclaimer 'Rules and policies'.
1. Download the client
Our application is approved for Windows 2000, Windows XP and various linux distributions.
(There are participants who sucessfully run 98, 98SE, Millenium and 2003.)
(Minimum requirements: 100 MB memory, 30 MB disk space, 1000+ Mhz recommended.)
(For graphics under Windows DirectX 9.0c or later is needed.)
(For graphics under Linux GL, GLU, GLUT and TRUETYPE are needed.)
Please use a major version 5 client (5.XX.YY).
Link to the BOINC download page
2. Install the client
The installer will guide you through the installation process.
Directly after installation you are asked to create an account.
Click here for step by step instructions
3. Create your account
You are asked to provide the following information
Project address: qah.uni-muenster.de
Email address: your valid e-mail address
Password: whatever password you like
Click here for step by step instructions
If you are not always connected to the Internet
... you can force downloading/uploading by making sure you are connected to the Internet and then use the 'Refresh' button on the 'Project' tab of the boinc manager.
... you might want to have a bigger cache of work; set a higher value for 'Connect to network about every X days' for this in your preferences.
If you encounter problems
... please try: I need help, it does not work!
... or feel free to mail us: HELP!