Hope you are right about SMP as service, GPU is running 150 ppd (all by itself) and won’t run as service. A single folder would be better. Your post is pretty much where I’m at, which is to say, back where I started.
Keep on keepin’ on.
Thanks again.
Check out the SMP install guide here:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1339662
It describes how to install SMP as a service on Vista. I’ve only done the console install, so I don’t know how hard the extra service steps are.
I agree that a relatively slow ATI card is more trouble than it’s worth, because it will steal CPU cycles better used for SMP folding. If you want a cheap video card for folding, look for the Nvidia 8800GS or 9600GSO (same card, different names). They should be available for about $50 and will do 3K to 4K PPD.