Seti@home HELP needed!!

Martijno2000 · Apr 22, 2003, 07:15 PM

Hello guys I'd like to run Seti@home at some computers at my work/school but I don't want the admins to see I'm running seti @ their computers so my question is...How can I run seti on a windows 2000 based platform without the Seti being discovered, or at least seen on the screen
Also I'd like to run seti on Windows XP computer from my family....
Anyone?

Some hints: - Running it as a service perhaps (but without Admin)
- Running as a dos program?

Talon · Apr 22, 2003, 08:44 PM

A word of advice, if I may.

We have a team on my site, and we have had several members in the last year lose their jobs because of doing exactly this. It only takes one person to find out and ask what it is for you to get caught, and I can promise you it's not worth your job over it. Unless you are the admin, or are extremely good friends with people high up, I would really think hard before doing this. I just hate to see people lose income because of something so trivial, and trust me, I have been running SETI and other DC projects for years, and I know how tempting it is to do just this! (I have access to ALOT of pc's at work, but it's just not worth it).

Just my 2 cents.

Talon

Apr 22, 2003, 07:15 PM	#1
Martijno2000 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	Seti@home HELP needed!! Hello guys I'd like to run Seti@home at some computers at my work/school but I don't want the admins to see I'm running seti @ their computers so my question is...How can I run seti on a windows 2000 based platform without the Seti being discovered, or at least seen on the screen Also I'd like to run seti on Windows XP computer from my family.... Anyone? Some hints: - Running it as a service perhaps (but without Admin) - Running as a dos program?

Apr 22, 2003, 08:44 PM	#2
Talon DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	A word of advice, if I may. We have a team on my site, and we have had several members in the last year lose their jobs because of doing exactly this. It only takes one person to find out and ask what it is for you to get caught, and I can promise you it's not worth your job over it. Unless you are the admin, or are extremely good friends with people high up, I would really think hard before doing this. I just hate to see people lose income because of something so trivial, and trust me, I have been running SETI and other DC projects for years, and I know how tempting it is to do just this! (I have access to ALOT of pc's at work, but it's just not worth it). Just my 2 cents. Talon __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1533MHz)/EPOX 8KHA+ Motherboard/1024 Crucial DDR 2100 RAM/Seagate 80GB Barracuda HD ATA100 @7200RPMs/GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Video Card/Hercules Game Theater XP 7.1 Sound Card/Antec SX835II Tower with Antec 350W PSU. View it here Last edited by Talon; Apr 22, 2003 at 09:26 PM.