This page contains step by step install instructions for the WinXP distributed computing client for the M4 Project.
If the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\schtasks.exe is present on your system, you can probably use the WinXP Pro Client Install Instructions.
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Unzip enigma-suite-winXPexe-0.75.1.zip Change into the unzipped folder Then run (double click) eclient-XP-Home-install.bat |
eclient-XP-Home-install.bat performs these actions:
creates user enigma-client with password "nominal"
creates the run folder C:\EnigmaClient.
Goto Start -> Control Panel Click on "User Accounts" Click on "enigma-client" Click "Change the password" Enter a new secure random password Remember or write down the password Click "Change password" |
Goto: start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools Click on "Scheduled Tasks" Double Click "Add Scheduled Task" In the Wizard, click "Next" Browse to the folder C:\EnigmaClient Select ecrunXP.bat Click "Open" Select "When my Computer starts" Click "Next" Enter "enigma-client" as the user name Enter the password you chose earlier Click "Next" Select "Open advanced properties ..." Click "Finish" Click the "Settings" tab Deselect "Stop the task if ..." Click "Apply" Click "OK" |
Reboot |
Fire up the Task Manager: Ctrl-Alt-Del Select the "Processes" tab |
You should see enigma-client.exe among the running processes. If you are connected to the Internet, and enigma-client.exe has managed to get a workunit, you should also see enigma.exe among them.
Log information is written to logfile in the run folder.
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You cannot run several clients in the same run folder. Thus, you have to create additional run folders:
Change into the folder "add-cpus" # To create a second run folder, double click: make-2nd-rundir.bat # To create a third run folder, double click: make-3rd-rundir.bat # To create a fourth run folder, double click: make-4th-rundir.bat Then go through the procedure of creating a background task for each new folder. Please be very careful not to create a second background task for the *same* folder! During the process, you have to give each background task a new name, I suggest ecrunXP2, ecrunXP3, ecrunXP4. |
If the client is running, stop it first:
Fire up the Task Manager: Ctrl-Alt-Del Select the "Processes" tab Select the process "enigma-client.exe" Click "End Process" Confirm the action with "Yes" Select the process "enigma.exe" Click "End Process" Confirm the action with "Yes" |
If you still see processes owned by user enigma-client, end them.
Remove all files created for the client:
Delete the folder C:\EnigmaClient |
Remove the task from the task scheduler:
Goto: start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools Click on "Scheduled Tasks" Right click "ecrunXP.bat" Click on "delete" Confirm the action with "Yes" |
Complete removal of user enigma-client only works after reboot:
Reboot Goto start -> Control Panel Click on "User Accounts" Click on the account of "enigma-client" Click "Delete the account" Click "Delete Files" Click "Delete Account" |
That's it, there are no registry entries that have to be removed.