Geeky1University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
edited February 2004
Hmm. In that case, I suppose it's not a big deal then. Although you do have the inconvenience of installing windows multiple times. Of course, if the systems were all identical, that could be solved easily enough using Ghost or DriveImage.
Hmm. In that case, I suppose it's not a big deal then. Although you do have the inconvenience of installing windows multiple times. Of course, if the systems were all identical, that could be solved easily enough using Ghost or DriveImage.
Oh don't ghost computers with F@H til you talk to me first or you'll be wasting your time.
Oh, and by the way... you guys (Al, Kingfish, and the rest of you too) can laugh it up all you want now, but come this summer, you won't be laughing any more... *evil laugh*
Soon you will all learn to fear the awesome power of a machine with dual 400MHz P-II Xeons and the even MORE awesome power of a machine with Dual P-IIIs @ 450MHz *evil laugh*
Oh, I'll be laughing alright. Let me pass Al and I'll contend with you come this summer. I should be finished with Al by then.
Oh don't ghost computers with F@H til you talk to me first or you'll be wasting your time.
If you plan on doing any windows updates you'll run into license/key issues. You'll also run into problems with FAH thinking multiple instances are from the same machine. I'd install FAH after the HD was ghosted. I'm just taking the safe route and doing multiple clean installs.
Yes thats eaxctly what csimon got himself into. Same userID across this lab. Cost him a lot of wasted energy (electricity) and FAH production.
Keys are not really a problem if you are like me and are forced to pay for software bundles every semester whether you get it or not. If so there is always Linux.
Basically you want to eliminate the chance of copying the UserID to all machines so ...
Start regedit
search for "Folding@home"
You should come upon HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Pandegroup\Folding@home\UserID
Right click on UserID and press delete.
Do not restart the client until you have ghosted.
Restore all of the machines you want ...as soon as you start the clients they will be all assigned new and different UserID's.
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Oh, I'll be laughing alright. Let me pass Al and I'll contend with you come this summer. I should be finished with Al by then.
KingFish
If you plan on doing any windows updates you'll run into license/key issues. You'll also run into problems with FAH thinking multiple instances are from the same machine. I'd install FAH after the HD was ghosted. I'm just taking the safe route and doing multiple clean installs.
KingFish
Keys are not really a problem if you are like me and are forced to pay for software bundles every semester whether you get it or not. If so there is always Linux.
Start regedit
search for "Folding@home"
You should come upon HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Pandegroup\Folding@home\UserID
Right click on UserID and press delete.
Do not restart the client until you have ghosted.
Restore all of the machines you want ...as soon as you start the clients they will be all assigned new and different UserID's.
That simple.
KingFish