windows 8 folding

[Phred15]

Does folding@home work with Windows 8. I am trying to learn to use this operating system and would like to continue to fold. I copied the folder from the windows 7 install but it does not work. I reinstalled it and it still is not going.

[Jesse_V]

Last I heard, V7 works fairly well in Windows 8, but that was a while back: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=21128 and viewtopic.php?f=67&t=19648&start=15#p195722

I don't think it's a good idea to copy a folder over. I suspect it's best to install from scratch.

[Phred15]

Where do I find version 7? I found it.

[heikosch]

Without copying folders - just a clean install - it works fine.

Heiko

[Phred15]

Is project 8004 a SMP work unit?

It is running under windows 8

[jimerickson]

@Phred15: yes

[csvanefalk]

Yep, 8004 is SMP, I am folding it as well right now.

[Phred15]

It was only using 56% of the CPU so I shut it down and reinstalled it brought in an A4 unit project 7028 and still only using 56%

[Phred15]

I did it again and it is still 56%. It looks like it won't be working in windows 8. I don't like the system so I'll be back to windows 7 in a couple of weeks. I sure wouldn't want to be the go to guy in business full of windows 8 machines.

[jimerickson]

how many cores does your machine have?? did you set it up as uni or smp??

[Phred15]

Two cores. Yes I set it up as smp.

[jimerickson]

try setting it up as uni processor and it should use 100% of one core leaving you the other core to do work with. two is a prime and gives smp trouble. at least thats how i remember it.

[Zagen30]

try setting it up as uni processor and it should use 100% of one core leaving you the other core to do work with. two is a prime and gives smp trouble. at least thats how i remember it.

While 2 is a prime, it is not a problematic prime, nor is 3 (there's dispute over whether or not 5 is a problem, but 7 definitely can be).

[jimerickson]

i stand corrected thanks Zagen30

[7im]

2 is exempted by the "evens" are okay rule.