(I have seen this problem much less with 5.1). If it is still not working, you have a problem with one of the XML files, and you will probably have to delete the directory and start over. If it is now running, you are the victim of a bug that has hopefully been fixed in 5.1. If it is installed as single or multi user, cd to the install directory, and run BOINC.exe. If it is installed as a service, run "net start BOINC" from a command line. If that is the case, then staring it manually may help. If the above fails, then there is a possibility that the BOINC daemon is not starting. The usual fix is to wait a minute or two and see if connecting to "" or "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" works. The usual reason for this problem is that the BOINC manager is starting and trying to talk before the BOINC daemon is ready to listen.
Whether or not you are uploading/downloading/crunching at this point must be determined with the task list (I do not remember how to bring this up for 95/98/me).
OK, the disconnected issue means that the BOINC manager is not able to talk to the BOINC daemon. A hodge podge of things to try, hope it helps.ĭo you have BOINC starting at boot? If so delete it from windows startup and reboot, that works for some people.