Oops, guess what ? My BOINC screen saver is now WOKING again, all rotating screens EXCEPT for the big colorful 'noise box.' :) For some reason, when I went into the BOINC folder, and double-clicked the boinscr.exe file directly, it started working. :( Now all I see is the 'timelines,' i.e., the 'progress lines' you see, but not the BOINC logo and the text about WHO is running SETI. After several hours, for some reason, they stopped. THANK YOU for posting !! I had not touched any drivers and wondered if they would FIX the problem with BOINC.Īt first, when I activated boincscr.exe manually, it worked except the 'noise graphic' wouldn't come on, just the rotating screens. River Song (aka Linda Latte on planet Earth)īoinc is running but Boinc Screen Saver will not run. It's the only planet with DARK CHOCOLATE !! I published details in the "Windows 10 Yay or Nay" group. There is another very SERIOUS problem I found having to do with auto backups made hourly to a USB stick. :( Well, its something, anyway! :) To me, it's better than anything Windows offers. The BOINC screen will cycle thru out all the 'text' type screens, as it usually does, but will NOT show the lovely graphic 'noise' screen. Now, if you click the shortcut you will see the BOINC screen saver, and you can maximize the box it appears in. Then disable any Windows, or other screen saver you may be using. What I found that revives it, sort of, is to go to the BOINC program folder, find boincscr.exe, right-click it, and 'Create a shortcut' to put on your desktop. I love its 'look' and that I always receive great comments on it from visitors to my house. 'program update'', dumped on many Windows Users has rendered the lovely BOINC screen saver inoperative. As many know, the newest Win 10 'affront', i.e.
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