I found out something interesting while hunting something else. This is something integrated into 4.00 Pre1 for both Windows and Linux.

When I got my first p1000+ WU after the 4.00 Pre1 upgrade, I DID in fact have put in my log an entry set like this:

New version of Core_78 required.
Downloading Core_78.

It then checked the core siganture to validate the archive, installed it, and it is using a new Core_78 version from that point on, both in Windows and in Linux. Interestingly, production doubled or tripled (has not totally stabilized, get randomly varying step calc speed rates even within WUs of p1000 series-- they do not relate to other use times, the number of steps per percentage, nor to RAM available). But, am genning about what I thought the boxes should be able to gen, 700-1000 points a week with the p1000 series projects. These are all Gromacs units, FAH main type. This last seven days, I turned in about 850 points. Now that boxes are more stable, I am looking at 280-320 every TWO DAYS. Folks with fast modern boxes might want to try the 4.00 Pre1 client and see if production goes up. Yuo CAN do this upgrade without deleting any cores or even othre client executables, if you rename the old executable, and it WILL pick up where previous client took off, though if you want one piece of advice it would be to run the new client in -config mode in Linux before working on WUs (CTRL-C exits it in an orderly fashion, in the Linux console client).

For Windows, you can use configure, or make a desktop shortcut and change the call line to include the advanced options you want. In 98 SE and up, making a desktop shortcut gives you a run entry box with the path in it. Client will respond to this syntax:

"PATH/FAHCLIENTNAME" -advmethods -forceSSE (AND\OR) -forceasm

from a call made from a shortcut doubleclick. Look in the new client parameter info file for the difference between -forceasm and -forceSSE, please, or in other threads here on Short-Media.

Sample entry for client, on a Barton box, in Windows 98 SE:

"C:\program files\Folding@Home\winFAH.exe" -advmethods -forceSSE

Note, parameters DO go outside the quotes for this client in 98 SE, and that pathing is NOT case sensitive in 98 SE from shortcuts. Please do NOT play with the start folder line, even if it looks odd, especially in 98 SE. It IS a DOSsed path and SHOULD be one. This is how to write a minibatch or function specific call using a shortcut. i now have multiple shortcuts, one for emergency use to delete a WU, one for a forced send as the Barton box is on dialup, and one for just a startup. I also made my desktop shortcut from the Startup folder shortcut, NOT the WinFAH.exe icon in the Folding@Home folder in the C: drive. The WinFAH icon does not have a specific call line,and the shortcut is a copy of the properites of the WinFAH icon which does NOT give me what I want to have as to a specific call line I can enter parms into to get specific functions with a click and not bad typing manually entered each time.

John.