I usually just leave the text mode one running on my taskbar and leave my computer all the time....but here is how to runn it as a service
Running as a service [Windows NT/2000/XP only]
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The Windows version of the client can be set up to run as a normal Windows NT
service, so that it will start automatically whenever your computer starts up
and run in the background until you shut down. Structures will be uploaded
every 5000 still, and buffered for later upload at shutdown (so your shutdown
procedure will not be delayed). It runs at low priority so other tasks will
push it out of the way and so it should not noticeably slow your machine
down. Be warned that it will only upload after making 5000 structures (a few
hours, depending on your machine speed) so make sure you are connected to the
internet when using the client as a service. Also, updates will automatically
be accepted (provided they are digitally signed) in this mode and a large
amount of data may be buffered if you do not connect to the network for a long
period of time. To check progress while running as a service, a file called
"progress.txt" will be written to the directory where the program is installed
so you can monitor its progress still.
To setup the program to work as a service:
1. Open a DOS prompt to the directory you installed the client.
2. If it is not already there, create a new file called "handle.txt" and in it
type your 8 character handle followed by Enter (or alternatively, run
foldit.bat first, enter your handle when asked for it, then quit)
3. Type: foldtrajlite /install (and hit Enter)
4. The next time you reboot your machine it will start automatically
To remove the service:
1. Go to Administrative Tools -> Services
2. Find and Stop the service called Distributed Folding Project
3. Open a DOS prompt to the directory you installed the client.
4. Type: foldtrajlite /remove (and hit Enter)
5. It will not be run on your machine automatically anymore
You may install a second instance of the service by changing step 3 above
from 'foldtrajlite /install' to 'foldtrajlite /install2'. Similarly, to
remove this second instance, change step 4 to 'foldtrajlite /remove2'.
Note that if you wish to run two instances, you must install two full
copies of the software in separate directories and install one using
/install and the other /install2. Not following this procedure correctly
will result in unpredictable behaviour.
Configuring the service [Windows NT/2000/XP only]
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You should have a SERVICE.CFG file in your client directory after
following the above steps. If it is not there, remove and re-install
the service. The first line of this file must contain a number
identifying whether it is copy 1 or copy 2 of the service. Next, you
may include any of the following options in any order if you wish:
useram=1 makes use of extra RAM for improved speed (see -rt option
elsewhere in this readme); default is useram=0
priority=### where -20<=###<=20 sets the priority of the task just like
the -p option (20=passive, -20=aggressive); default is 20
progress=### where 0<=###<=100 sets the update interval for the
progress.txt file, like the -g option (0=disable)
default is 50
uploadfreq=### where 999<=###<=10000 controls the upload frequency like
the -s option; default=999=assigned from our server
connect=0 disables internet usage - use this if you are on dial-up
or temporarily unable to access the internet for some
reason; you must eventually remove this to upload your
data, but your work will be buffered until then; works
the same as the -if option; default is connect=1
uploadonly=1 behaves as the -ut option, instructing the program to
upload all buffered work and then terminate. Do NOT
combine with the connect=0 option! Default is
uploadonly=0
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