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This laptop folds SMP alright until I shut it down with Ctl-C. A re-boot always gives 0x79 and I lose the WU every time.

Should I re-install or what? Here is the last log:

19:33:24] Completed 127500 out of 250000 steps (51 percent)
[19:49:20] Writing local files
[19:49:21] Completed 130000 out of 250000 steps (52 percent)
[20:05:13] Writing local files
[20:05:13] Completed 132500 out of 250000 steps (53 percent)

Folding@Home Client Shutdown at user request.

Folding@Home Client Shutdown.


--- Opening Log file [July 29 23:10:21 UTC]


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Folding@Home Client Version 6.24R3

http://folding.stanford.edu

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Launch directory: C:\SMP
Executable: C:\SMP\Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe


[23:10:21] - Ask before connecting: No
[23:10:21] - User name: _ (Team 328)
[23:10:21] - User ID: 52562E8A72B633E3
[23:10:21] - Machine ID: 8
[23:10:21]
[23:10:22] Loaded queue successfully.
[23:10:22]
[23:10:22] + Processing work unit
[23:10:22] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[23:10:22] Core found.
[23:10:22] Working on queue slot 04 [July 29 23:10:22 UTC]
[23:10:22] + Working ...
[23:10:22]
[23:10:22] *------------------------------*
[23:10:22] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[23:10:22] Version 1.74 (March 10, 2007)
[23:10:22]
[23:10:22] Preparing to commence simulation
[23:10:22] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[23:10:39] - Looking at optimizations...
[23:10:39] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[23:10:39] - Previous termination of core was improper.
[23:10:39] - Going to use standard loops.
[23:10:39] - Files status OK
[23:10:44] - Expanded 4675710 -> 24111057 (decompressed 515.6 percent)
[23:10:44]
[23:10:44] Project: 2665 (Run 1, Clone 198, Gen 148)
[23:10:44]
[23:10:45] Entering M.D.
[23:10:51] FAH Init
[23:10:51] Checkpoint file:
[23:10:52] Gromacs error.
[23:10:52]
[23:10:52] Folding@home Core Shutdown: UNKNOWN_ERROR
[23:10:52]
[23:10:52] Folding@home Core Shutdown: UNKNOWN_ERROR
[23:10:56] CoreStatus = 79 (121)
[23:10:56] Client-core communications error: ERROR 0x79
[23:10:56] This is a sign of more serious problems, shutting down.

It looks like your problem is that you did not start the client with the -smp flag. Project 2665 is a SMP WU, but your client is trying to start it in non-SMP mode.

I've heard that some 0x79 errors can be helped if you switch from MPICH to DEINOMPI but I'm not certain if that's true or not. If your current installation is working (with the -smp flag) do not waste your time upgrading, but if nothing else works, consider the DEINO version next time you decide to reinstall (if you do have a 32-bit OS).