After an XP update, my BOINC Manager locks up at 'Connecting to Local Host' with the following event log: Can anyone help??
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Hang
Event Category: (101)
Event ID: 1002
Date: 3/20/2006
Time: 12:11:29 PM
User: N/A
Computer: D1QJ3C71
Description:
Hanging application boincmgr.exe, version 5.2.13.0, hang module hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

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Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 48 61 6e 67 ion Hang
0010: 20 20 62 6f 69 6e 63 6d boincm
0018: 67 72 2e 65 78 65 20 35 gr.exe 5
0020: 2e 32 2e 31 33 2e 30 20 .2.13.0
0028: 69 6e 20 68 75 6e 67 61 in hunga
0030: 70 70 20 30 2e 30 2e 30 pp 0.0.0
0038: 2e 30 20 61 74 20 6f 66 .0 at of
0040: 66 73 65 74 20 30 30 30 fset 000
0048: 30 30 30 30 30 00000

(I've tried re-installing BOINC, and running the older version. I can also get programs to run in the command prompt window.)

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Well, I discovered if I open a command prompt, run "C:\\Program Files\\BOINC\\boinc.exe" and then go to start, run, "C:\\Program Files\\BOINC\\boincmgr" the manager loads and runs normally, as long as I keep the command prompt window open. (Boinc can not be in any start menus). Not ideal, but at least I can use it for now.

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Tim,

That is essentially what works for me. The first time, I just deleted BOINC from the startup folder. Later, on the next install, in the configuration screen, I unticked the "Run at logon" checkbox, and it has worked fine ever since (over a year now). :-)

There are other workarounds for the problem, for example, editing the "gui_rpc_auth.txt" file, etc.

Michael R.

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"The arc of history is long, but it bends toward Justice"

There are other workarounds for the problem, for example, editing the "gui_rpc_auth.txt" file, etc.

gui_rpc_auth.cfg file... if it has an extra extension of txt if will not work!

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I had tried the CFG thing previously, to no avail, but I figured I would try again, and ended up with an incorrect Password message. I opened gui_rpc_auth.cfg with notepad, deleted everything, closed Boinc Manager, and re-opened. It worked. ( I had seen one post saying to put one space and a carriage return in gui_rpc_auth.cfg, but that did not work for me.)

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Heh, that never worked for me either. Not even the deleting of the whole 32 character hexadecimal password and just leaving it at that did. I always have to fill in a password. So go figure how difficult this one is to solve. ;)

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