(Windows specific)

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• Full CommunityTSC Agent
• CommunityTSC Screensaver

CommunityTSC Agent

Windows Installation

Please follow these installation instructions:

1. In the dialog box that will appear select the "Open" or "Run from this location" option.

Note: If you receive a warning indicating "application is unknown", please select the "Accept/Allow" button. This is simply a security warning to make sure you know who you are downloading from. This software does not interfere with the normal operation of your computer.

2. If you select Open you can jump to step number 6.

3. If you select Save from the dialog box, a window titled "Save As" will appear. In the drop down list next to Save in: select the location where you'd like to save the installer. We recommend saving to Desktop.

4. Download will now start. ("Figure A")

"Figure A"

"Figure B"

5. After the download is completed you should go to the saved location and double click on the icon InstallTSC. If you have saved to your Desktop you will see the InstallTSC icon there (Fig. B).

6. Once the installer starts running, you can leave the default options as they are.

Press "OK" to continue.

7. You must accept the Licensing Agreement to continue. Select the Accept radio button and click "Next".

8a. If this is a NEW client install that does not have a node assigned, select New Install and click Next.

8b. If this computer already has a node assigned, select Upgrade from 1.2 in order to keep your Node ID. Then click Next.

9. Choose a new install path or accept the default path and click "Next." If you chose the upgrade option, you should select the folder in which CommunityTSC is currently installed.

10. Confirm the install options and click "Install" to begin.

11. CommunityTSC will install in a few moments.

12. CommunityTSC is designed to run at startup to take advantage of idle computer time. If you prefer to control when it starts, click "No".

Congratulations, you have completed installation. Click "Done" to exit!

Note: You can close the CommunityTSC application window by clicking on upper right hand corner and you will still be helping. If you exit entirely by using the system tray icon, you can start contributing again by double clicking the CommunityTSC icon on the desktop.

After installing, you will be asked to register your agent. The email address you provide will be your ID and is used to join teams within our active community competing for statistical goals.

CommunityTSC Screensaver

Note: The screensaver is an ADD-ON to the existing client, it is not stand alone.

Please follow these installation instructions:

1. Unzip the file "D2OLScreenSaver.zip" to a temporary directory.

2. Copy or move the file "D2OL Screen Saver.scr" into your Windows Directory.

Note: This directory may be called WinNT on some windows platforms.

3. Bring up the "Display Properties", click on the "Screen Saver" tab, and select the "D2OL Screen Saver" from the drop down list.

4. Click on the "Settings..." button and verify that the path displayed is the desired path to your Node Agent. If you have more than one Node installed, you must choose the one that you want the screen saver to launch (or communicate with).

5. Select the desired screen saver Mode. If you select "Full GUI", the screen saver will run the node with a graphical display of the currently docking candidate (see the section "Known Issues" for know issues on the "Full GUI" mode). If you select "Blank Screen", the screen saver will simply show a blank screen while running the node in the background.

Note: Running in the "Full GUI" mode may be processor intensive and will most likely slow down the Candidate Processing Engine. To avoid this slowdown, run in the "Blank Screen" mode.

Some Known Issues

1. Due to the fact that the D2OL Screen Saver is a hybrid (a combination of a true Windows screen saver and the Node Agent), it is not very responsive on slower machine or machines with limited available memory. This means that it might take a few seconds both to launch and to shutdown (especially when running in the "Full GUI" screen saver mode).

2. On older Windows Operating Systems (Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium), using the "Password protected" option does not seem to work properly. If you are concerned with restricting access to your computer while it is in Screen Saver mode, and you are running on one of the above Operating Systems, we highly suggest to NOT use the D2OL Screen Saver.

Note: While Password Protection seems to work fine on Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, we suggest testing this if you are concerned with restricting access to your computer while it is in Screen Saver mode. However, it should work fine.

3. When running with the "Password protected" option on, AND if the Node is already running when the D2OL Screen Saver launches, AND if the desired screen saver mode is "Full GUI", the Node's GUI window may not be displayed on some version of Windows. This is due to the fact that some versions of Windows seem to prevent already running processes from displaying themselves when in "Password protected" mode. However, even though the GUI window cannot be seen, it is still running and potentially slowing down the Candidate Processing Engine (as noted above, the "Full GUI" Screen Saver mode can slow down the Candidate Processing Engine). Thus, if this is the case for you, you can either 1) Run using the "Blank Screen" Screen Saver Mode, 2) Turn the "Password protected" option off, 3) Only run the Node with the Screen Saver (i.e. do not have it running all the time), or 4) Choose not to use the D2OL Screen Saver at all.

4. In some rare cases, it is possible to shut the D2OL Screen Saver down before in can successfully communicate with the running Node Agent. In this case, the Node can be left running when it should shut down. If this happens, you can shut the Node Agent down manually from the System Tray icon. It is also possible, in these cases, for the full screen GUI window to stay up and not go away on its own (if running in "Full GUI" Mode). If this happens, simply mouse click on the black background of the window and the main GUI will be restored to its normal state. You can then shut the Node down manually from the System Tray icon or leave it running if you choose.

Note: This seems to mostly happen when running on newer versions of Windows (Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP) with the "Password protected" option on and when stopping the screen saver by directly pressing <CTRL>-<ALT>-<DEL>. If, however, you press another key or use the mouse to turn off the screen saver before pressing <CTRL>-<ALT>-<DEL> (and allowing time for the Screen Saver to shutdown fully before pressing <CTRL>-<ALT>-<DEL> or entering your password), then this problem may not occur.

5. If the Node Agent is not running when the D2OL Screen Saver launches, the Screen Saver will launch the Node using its default Windows Controller (with the System Tray Icon). Other controllers (Pure Java, CLI, or File Based) are not currently supported.

6. If you are using large fonts, or a font scaling other than the default of small fonts (defined in the Display Properties), and you run in "Full GUI" Screen Saver mode, the full-screen GUI window might be sized slightly incorrectly. The result is that the right and bottom edges of the window might not cover the entire screen.

The D2OL Screen Saver is meant to be an example implementation. It is possible for interested users to write their own screen savers if they choose. For Development Details please refer to the readme file which comes with D2OLScreenSaver.zip downloadable package.

Any Other Questions

Please direct any other questions about the CommunityTSC project to support@childhooddiseases.org

Thank you for downloading and contributing to CommunityTSC.

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