Re: Mersenne: Re: Windows XP: Start at Bootup
So far as I know, the Run under HKLM will only run at system startup, so there's no risk of multiple instances there... but I'm not 100% sure if it runs right away, or if it waits until a user actually logs on... I think it might not run until there's a logon. If different users on a machine had an entry in HKCU for the Run, well, it would run under that user's context and then quit when they logout. No biggie, but if you had a terminal server with multiple users logged on at once, I guess you could get multiple instances running. Also, if it was set in the HKLM *and* in HKCU, you could get multiple instances... I know multiple instances of the program are allowed, for use in multi-processor system, but maybe there's some way to figure out if it's already running in that same directory, with the same ini files? just to prevent problems with two instances trying to use the same temp files and causing havoc, slowing the LL tests down, etc... dunno much about how that would be programmed. If running Prime95 (and not the NTPrime) as a service is what's trying to be done, then the SRVANY program from the resource kit can do that, but including that with the Prime package might not be legal, and would increase the size too, but it could certainly be "scripted" in any installer program (pretty easy to setup). - Original Message - From: "George Woltman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ethan O'Connor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 8:57 AM Subject: RE: Mersenne: Re: Windows XP: Start at Bootup > Hi, > > At 11:03 AM 8/31/2001 -0400, Ethan O'Connor wrote: > >The "Start at bootup" menu choice works fine for me on XP. Could this be a > >privileges issue? I notice that the registry key is in Run under > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE rather than HKEY_CURRENT_USER, so I think you'll to be > >running prime95 with administrative privileges to create that key... > > My response: > > >Prime95 tries to create the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry first. If that fails, > >then it tries to create the HKEY_CURRENT_USER entry. Perhaps there is a > bug in this new code, but I cannot test it out here. > > Any insights would be appreciated. > > Also, I noticed in browsing Microsoft's web site that XP allows different > users to > logon at the same time. Does this cause any problems if both users try to run > prime95 from the same folder? I don't think so, but an actual test would > be nice. > > Thanks, > George _ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
RE: Mersenne: Re: Windows XP: Start at Bootup
Hi, At 11:03 AM 8/31/2001 -0400, Ethan O'Connor wrote: >The "Start at bootup" menu choice works fine for me on XP. Could this be a >privileges issue? I notice that the registry key is in Run under >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE rather than HKEY_CURRENT_USER, so I think you'll to be >running prime95 with administrative privileges to create that key... My response: >Prime95 tries to create the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry first. If that fails, >then it tries to create the HKEY_CURRENT_USER entry. Perhaps there is a bug in this new code, but I cannot test it out here. Any insights would be appreciated. Also, I noticed in browsing Microsoft's web site that XP allows different users to logon at the same time. Does this cause any problems if both users try to run prime95 from the same folder? I don't think so, but an actual test would be nice. Thanks, George _ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
RE: Mersenne: Re: Windows XP: Start at Bootup
The "Start at bootup" menu choice works fine for me on XP. Could this be a privileges issue? I notice that the registry key is in Run under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE rather than HKEY_CURRENT_USER, so I think you'll to be running prime95 with administrative privileges to create that key... -Ethan O'Connor -Original Message- From: George Woltman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 8:47 PM To: Ignacio Larrosa Cañestro; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Mersenne: Re: Windows XP: Start at Bootup Hi all, At 08:38 PM 8/30/2001 +0200, Ignacio Larrosa Cañestro wrote: >This option seems no work on WindowsXP in one of my computers, the only >one with WindowsXP. Is it so, or there is a problem with my system? I don't have Windows XP. Are other XP users having trouble with the new "Start at bootup" menu choice? Are NT/2000 users having trouble? Windows 95/98/Me users should be OK because this is the old "Windows 95 Service" menu choice. It used to be greyed out for NT systems. I renamed the menu choice and tried to make it work reasonably well for NT/2000/XP users as well. -- George _ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers ** This email, and any files transmitted with it, are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please advise [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** _ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
Mersenne: Re: Windows XP: Start at Bootup
Hi all, At 08:38 PM 8/30/2001 +0200, Ignacio Larrosa Cañestro wrote: >This option seems no work on WindowsXP in one of my computers, the only >one with WindowsXP. Is it so, or there is a problem with my system? I don't have Windows XP. Are other XP users having trouble with the new "Start at bootup" menu choice? Are NT/2000 users having trouble? Windows 95/98/Me users should be OK because this is the old "Windows 95 Service" menu choice. It used to be greyed out for NT systems. I renamed the menu choice and tried to make it work reasonably well for NT/2000/XP users as well. -- George _ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
