This page contains step by step install instructions for the Win XP distributed computing client for the M4 Project.
Get enigma-suite-winXPexe-0.75.1.zip from the Download page
Download size: 2.1 MB
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It has been reported that users of any localized version of WinXP Pro
have to edit eclient-XP-Pro-install.bat and replace "onstart".
German: "beimstart"
Polish: "przy_logowaniu"
If you don't feel comfortable editing a .bat file,
follow the
WinXP Home Client Install
instructions instead.
Unzip enigma-suite-winXPexe-0.75.1.zip Change into the unzipped folder # Edit .bat to change password Right click eclient-XP-Pro-install.bat Click on "Edit" In the second line, replace "nominal" with a strong random password In the first line starting with "schtasks", replace "nominal" with the same password Save changes and exit # End editing Then run (double click) eclient-XP-Pro-install.bat |
eclient-XP-Pro-install.bat performs these actions:
creates user enigma-client with the password you supplied.
creates the run folder C:\EnigmaClient.
creates a task in the Task Scheduler to run enigma-client automatically at boot time.
starts enigma-client.
Goto: start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools Click on "Scheduled Tasks" Right-click ecrunXP.bat Click on "Properties" Click the "Settings" tab Deselect "Stop the task if ..." Click "Apply" Click "OK" |
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" In each of the XP-Pro bat files, change "nominal" to the password that you chose in eclient-XP-Pro-install.bat. # To create a second run folder and start a second client: Run (double click) eclient-2-XP-Pro-install.bat # To create a third run folder and start a third client: Run (double click) eclient-3-XP-Pro-install.bat # To create a fourth run folder and start a fourth client: Run (double click) eclient-4-XP-Pro-install.bat Repeat the "Tell the task scheduler not to end the process after 72h" step for the tasks 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.