Dual core, no clue

[BenjaminJoffe]

Hey,
I'm trying to get my PCs to run SB on both cores, from the forums I read that I should run 'two copies', I don't really get what that means, so I just opened the same client twice, turned out they just doing the same tests, no apparent extra benefits.
So I installed a second version of SB, now both installations were doing the same test again, but a brand new one so 2 weeks of calculations were lost.
After uninstalling the 2nd installation the work is still lost (lost for good?).
I'm no computer freak, and don't understand *why* I should have to hunt around to figure this out.
So please tell me, as a stupid windows user what I should do, any response along the lines of: "execute -r 4390:something" should ideally explain how the heck I run a command :p
Sorry for my ignorance on this.
Cheers,
Ben.

Edit, yes from this tutorial (http://www.free-dc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7434) I cann see that the test is truly gone.
PS. I'm not a complete computer illiterate, in fact I've worked as a JavaScript programmer for two years now, but I feel that this whole system should be more user friendly for people not familiar with regular compiled apps.

[gopher_yarrowzoo]

Did you read the post about how to get the most out of a quad?
http://www.free-dc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13304
using the command:

sobsvc -p:5:3:0:0:0:0:1

yours would be something like
sobsvc -p:2:3:0:0 < that will fire up 2 clients 1 per core and they should get 1 WU each..

Also what OS you running windows or *nix?

Great Sticky about multi-core *nix installs
http://www.free-dc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=16953

[BenjaminJoffe]

Hi gopher,
Sorry I don't mean to be rude but I feel that you didn't read my post fully.
I'm a windows user, but never have had any experience having to enter commands or nothing, I'm all gui. So how do I run this command? And once its done will it work every time I reload the application?
Cheers,
Ben.

[gopher_yarrowzoo]

Ah a windows user right..
Have you fully read the readmeNT.txt that tells you exactly what to do to get it to run accross x-cores..
start>run>
sobsvc -i to install the service
service.msc to get to the services panel here you can tweak when if starts automatically on boot
sobsvc -k to have it display the tray icons so you can see how it's doing.
There is a monitor tool that will monitor and tell you in a browswer window without needing to run the sobsvc -k

[BenjaminJoffe]

Oh wow, can't believe it, I read the other two readmes and found nothing of use so kind of figured the answers wouldn't be there.
Thankyou very much for your prompt, helpful response gopher_yarrowzoo.
Cheers,
Ben.

[gopher_yarrowzoo]

No Problem, what we are all here for helping each other out.