Running Genome@Home on a Windows 98 silently!

[Feztaa]

Ok, I've done it (sort of)! I got my dad's windows box to run Genome@Home more or less silently!

Step One: Install GAH (duh).

Step Two: Copy C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CONAGENT.EXE to your Genome@Home directory (the one with ghclient.exe). Then go to the properties of this file (right click--> properties). Then go to the "Misc" tab, and uncheck "Warn if still active".

Step Three: Get HIDEIT ( http://www.expocenter.com/hideit/ ), configure that to hide "FILTER" and "ghclient", and put a shortcut to the hideit exe in your startup group on the start menu.

Step Four: make sure that both hideit and genome are starting at startup.

Explanation:

Step two: this will stop genome@home from telling you to close GAH before windows can be shut down.

step three: this hides the gah client from the user

Problems:

- GAH will flash on the screen for a few seconds before HIDEIT can hide it.
- when rebooting my computer, GAH will consistently say "not responding" and you have to kill the task.
- HIDEIT puts an ugly icon in your system tray.

So it's not perfect, but it's an improvement over just running it normally.

[DaMasta]

At a site I frequent, a user has created a program called stealth. He has you edit some files and reboot. Then you have genome running silently. You can only see it in the end task menu.

[Feztaa]

Do you have a link?

[Compunuts]

Yeah, I would be interested in the link too.......

Wife complain when she has to hit Ctrl-C before she can shut the system down...

TIA.

[DaMasta]

You'll have to register with the UBB. There is a distrbuted computing forum. They'll be able to help you get set up.
http://forums.overclockers-network.c...ultimatebb.cgi

[Compunuts]

I'm already a member there so no problem for me..

Thanks for the link.

[Feztaa]

- when rebooting my computer, GAH will consistently say "not responding" and you have to kill the task.

Update: It only crashes if you try to reboot during the "creating the filtered rotamer library" or whatever that thing is. If it's actually crunching the gene is closes properly.

[DaMasta]

Wife complain when she has to hit Ctrl-C before she can shut the system down...

To elimate having to end genome when shutting down:
Browse to C:\Windows\System\Conagent.exe
Right click it and choose the misc tab, Uncheck Warn if still active.

[Feztaa]

To elimate having to end genome when shutting down:
Browse to C:\Windows\System\Conagent.exe
Right click it and choose the misc tab, Uncheck Warn if still active.

I already said that.

[DaMasta]

I do my best to ignore your posts. Sorry.