1. no iDrive.
2. There is no security tab under properties there is a general, sharing and customize.
3. will try when I get a chance
4. when I get a chance
5. this system didn't come with a windows install disk.

2. There is no security tab under properties there is a general, sharing and customize.

With XP Pro (as stated in Message 39591), full security settings are available to you. It sounds like you have 'simple file sharing' active - follow the instructions in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 307874 to turn it off (temporarily, at least).

5. this system didn't come with a windows install disk.

If you have a pre-installed copy of Windows, the files needed by SFC should already be on your hard disk, and SFC will know where to find them. You can run it anyway.

Just to let you know I ran the installer cleanup utlilty and that allowed the BOINC installer to run and install in the new folder.

Thanks for your help

Great. :-)
You're welcome.

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