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This machine has been sitting off for about 6 months, brought it back online, updated the SMP and GPU Clients (Nvidia GTX260). SMP works fine, GPU I get this (All servers get an OK in a browser, every firewall or AV is off.):

# Windows GPU Console Edition #################################################
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Folding@Home Client Version 6.41r2

http://folding.stanford.edu

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Launch directory: C:\Program Files\FAH GPU
Executable: C:\Program Files\FAH GPU\Folding@home-Win32-gpu.exe
Arguments: -advmethods -forceasm -verbosity 9

[19:43:56] Gpu type=2 species=13.
[19:43:56] Configuring Folding@Home...


[19:44:37] - Ask before connecting: No
[19:44:37] - User name: FusilliJerry82 (Team 11108)
[19:44:37] - User ID: 6ECAD3241FA51874
[19:44:37] - Machine ID: 2
[19:44:37]
[19:44:37] Work directory not found. Creating...
[19:44:37] Could not open work queue, generating new queue...
[19:44:37] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[19:44:37] - Autosending finished units... [July 31 19:44:37 UTC]
[19:44:37] Cleaning up work directory[19:44:37] Trying to send all finished work units

[19:44:37] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[19:44:37] - Autosend completed
[19:44:37] + Attempting to get work packet
[19:44:37] - Will indicate memory of 2046 MB
[19:44:37] Gpu type=2 species=13.
[19:44:37] - Detect CPU. Vendor: GenuineIntel, Family: 6, Model: 15, Stepping: 6
[19:44:37] - Connecting to assignment server
[19:44:37] Connecting to http://assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080/
[19:44:37] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:44:37] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[19:44:37] Connecting to http://assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80/
[19:44:37] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:44:37] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[19:44:37] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[19:44:37] - Attempt #1 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[19:44:48] + Attempting to get work packet
[19:44:48] - Will indicate memory of 2046 MB
[19:44:48] Gpu type=2 species=13.
[19:44:48] - Connecting to assignment server
[19:44:48] Connecting to http://assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080/
[19:44:48] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:44:48] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[19:44:48] Connecting to http://assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80/
[19:44:48] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:44:48] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[19:44:48] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[19:44:48] - Attempt #2 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[19:44:55] ***** Got a SIGTERM signal (2)
[19:44:55] Killing all core threads

Folding@Home Client Shutdown.

Not sure if this will help you, but I found a post with a similar problem on the Official Folding Forum.

http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1820

It points to anti-spyware as the possible culprit. Good luck.

As far as I can tell, the problem at that link was a hardware firewall, which can't be the issue for me because I have 3 other machines running fine on the same router.

Your problem could be related to your Shortcut “Start In” directory or wherever you start the client.

Yours starts in:
Launch directory: C:\Program Files\FAH GPU

Here is mine:
Launch directory: C:\Users\_____\AppData\Roaming\Folding@home-gpu

Point your client there and it will find the .dll files needed to run the GPU client.

It points to the correct folder, trust me.

Sorry, I was only trying to help.

But I saw that your Launch directory and your Executable pointed to the same directory.
This has been a problem for me in the past and I had to work it out just like you.

Your Log:

# Windows GPU Console Edition #################################################
###############################################################################

Folding@Home Client Version 6.41r2

http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: C:\Program Files\FAH GPU
Executable: C:\Program Files\FAH GPU\Folding@home-Win32-gpu.exe
Arguments: -advmethods -forceasm -verbosity 9

[19:43:56] Gpu type=2 species=13.
[19:43:56] Configuring Folding@Home...


[19:44:37] - Ask before connecting: No
[19:44:37] - User name: FusilliJerry82 (Team 11108)
[19:44:37] - User ID: 6ECAD3241FA51874
[19:44:37] - Machine ID: 2

I didn't take offense, don't worry.

It doesn't work even when only opening the exe.

The problem of which you speak is only a problem in Windows 7. There is no C:\Users in XP.

I am still running 2 machines on Windows XP - one 64bit with 2 GPU clients the other 32bit with 3 GPUs churning out folding points every day.

Take a look in your Windows XP user directory for something like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\(your username)\Application Data\Folding@home-gpu

See if the install didn't leave some good stuff there along with a shortcut link in your Startup folder which you may have deleted.

Out of frustration, I just reinstalled Windows and all is well. Installed it the same place I had it before. Still don't know what the problem was but oh well.

I'm glad your ordeal is over.