Does anyone know if all or any of the Boinc projects support the Vista operating system?
I have an upgrade coming to me and don't want to install and then have to revert if Boinc has problems. Thanks-JR
I've run all the projects listed in my signature on Windows Vista Ultimate x86 for a few months now and have had no major problems with the applications themselves. However, I have had a problem in that if I restart my computer without first shutting down BOINC, often times my workunits end on errors. There seems to be no solution to this other than simply backing up my workunits fairly often. Though this isn't a major problem on most projects, it is kind of annoying for long projects like climateprediction where workunits tend to last months. Then, even if you make a mistake once a month and forget to close BOINC before shutting down, the workunit is ruined and you have to run from a backup (that may be several days old). As this seems to be a client-side problem, I'm hoping it's fixed relatively soon.
Also, for the question about 64-bit applications for windows, I'm pretty sure there aren 't any projects yet that have any (many of them say 64-bit applications wouldn't be useful at all). However, there is a 64-bit client you can run available here:
Cruncher's 64-bit BOINC client