Screen Saver Problems

Jord
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RE: RE: 2. When you open

Message 55789 in response to message 55787

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2. When you open Boinc Manager, Tasks tab, click on a running result, then click on the "Show graphics" button in the menu on the left, does a separate window open showing the actual graphics? (you may have to maximize the window as it's possible it opens in the task bar)

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Answer: The "Show Grapics" button is unavailable

This sounds weird.

You did follow the above steps? But the graphics button stays greyed out?
You do have a videocard with 3D (and OpenGL) capabilities?

Let's see... Start->Run, type in dxdiag and hit Enter.
A separate window opens up, called DirectX Diagnostics Tool.
Please tell which DirectX version you run (it's in the General tab at the bottom).
Then go to the Display tab, tell what it says in Device. (that's your video card).

Do the tests there for DirectDraw and DirectX3D. Can you do all of them?
Are none of the DirectX Features disabled?

I see your CPU is a CentaurHauls VIA Ezra, or what we call a Cyrix.
Seeing how you have 303.48MB of memory, I assume your video card is embedded on the motherboard, so it's integrated. It then uses the CPU and main memory for showing video and video memory.

A Cyrix CPU isn't the best of CPUs by itself, but now it's also taking care of your graphics. I doubt it can even do much 3D OpenGL, but run the dxdiag tests above anyway and report back, please.

ryk
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RE: RE: RE: 2. When you

Message 55790 in response to message 55789

Quote:
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2. When you open Boinc Manager, Tasks tab, click on a running result, then click on the "Show graphics" button in the menu on the left, does a separate window open showing the actual graphics? (you may have to maximize the window as it's possible it opens in the task bar)

Quote:
Answer: The "Show Grapics" button is unavailable

This sounds weird.

You did follow the above steps? But the graphics button stays greyed out?
You do have a videocard with 3D (and OpenGL) capabilities?

Let's see... Start->Run, type in dxdiag and hit Enter.
A separate window opens up, called DirectX Diagnostics Tool.
Please tell which DirectX version you run (it's in the General tab at the bottom).
Answer: DirectX 9.0c

Then go to the Display tab, tell what it says in Device. (that's your video card).
Answer: it is sis 630/730

Do the tests there for DirectDraw and DirectX3D. Can you do all of them?
Answer: No problems found.
DirectDraw test results: All tests were successful.
Direct3D 7 test results: All tests were successful.
Direct3D 8 test results: All tests were successful.
Direct3D 9 test results: All tests were successful.

Are none of the DirectX Features disabled?
Answer None

I see your CPU is a CentaurHauls VIA Ezra, or what we call a Cyrix.
Seeing how you have 303.48MB of memory, I assume your video card is embedded on the motherboard, so it's integrated. It then uses the CPU and main memory for showing video and video memory.

A Cyrix CPU isn't the best of CPUs by itself, but now it's also taking care of your graphics. I doubt it can even do much 3D OpenGL, but run the dxdiag tests above anyway and report back, please.


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here's something else

here's something else new:
When I disable the password protection the screen saver is nothing more than the BOINC Logo bouncing around the screen.
What happend to the Astronomical Sphere?

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I've been searching for the

I've been searching for the past 40 minutes minimum, but I am afraid that the SiS 630/730 all in one integrated chip doesn't support OpenGL for Windows (all in one means it's got VGA, Audio, LAN, IDE and USB functionality onboard, all in a single-chip solution).

There is an OpenGL wrapper for Linux, specially written for X by someone, but that's of no use. This Wikipedia article shows what it can do. OpenGL is really missing. Maybe that someone wrote an OpenGL wrapper for XP (there's mention of it on the internet, but even that one I can't download), but there's none in the original drivers.

So are you sure you saw the screen saver before? It wasn't on another PC or using another video card?

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Yeah I'm sure it was on this

Yeah I'm sure it was on this computer it's the only one I have and I have been running Einstien for a feew weeks on it now and once I implimented the password protection it quit on me.

So from what I understan there is no quick fix for this problem then?

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Let's test something.

Let's test something.

Download OpenGL Geometry Benchmark 1.0. It's only 100KB. Place it on your desktop. When it's in, run it. Leave everything available, click the Launch button.

If it starts up and runs through all its options, you have OpenGL capability. (when you exit it by clicking the X in the top right corner, click Cancel so it doesn't send the log home).

If it doesn't even want to start... you don't or you are missing a driver.
Please tell me the error message.

And as the next step go Start->Search, type in opengl (that's GL at the end) and search your system for drivers. If you have one or more Opengl32.dll files, you do have the OpenGL driver. Please rightclick on the file in C:\\Winnt\\Systems32, properties, Version tab and tell me the version number.

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Or post the log from the

Or post the log from the tester, if you want to.

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Here are the test

Here are the test results:

-Welcome:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The OpenGL Geometry Benchmark
Made by F. Brebion (admin-[at]-fl-tw.com)
Comments, suggestions are welcome...
-System-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vendor: CentaurHauls
Name:
Speed: 720 Mhz
-OpenGL-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vendor: SiS AGP
Version: 2.08d
Renderer: 630/730 / MMX
Extensions: GL_ARB_multitexture GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_SGIS_multitexture
GL_WIN_swap_hint
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Compiled vertex arrays (H 0 F S I): 0.50 FPS, 0.38 MTS, 768k Tris (T73/288)
Vertex arrays (H 0 F S I): 0.49 FPS, 0.38 MTS, 768k Tris (T41/288)
Vertex arrays (H 0 F S S): 0.49 FPS, 0.38 MTS, 768k Tris (T57/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 0 F S S): 0.49 FPS, 0.38 MTS, 768k Tris (T89/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 0 I S I): 0.46 FPS, 0.35 MTS, 768k Tris (T77/288)
Vertex arrays (H 0 I S I): 0.45 FPS, 0.35 MTS, 768k Tris (T45/288)
Vertex arrays (H 0 I S S): 0.45 FPS, 0.35 MTS, 768k Tris (T61/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 0 I S S): 0.45 FPS, 0.34 MTS, 768k Tris (T93/288)
Vertex arrays (H 0 F L I): 0.33 FPS, 0.25 MTS, 768k Tris (T33/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 0 F L I): 0.33 FPS, 0.25 MTS, 768k Tris (T65/288)
Vertex arrays (H 0 I L I): 0.32 FPS, 0.24 MTS, 768k Tris (T37/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 0 I L I): 0.32 FPS, 0.24 MTS, 768k Tris (T69/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 0 F L S): 0.32 FPS, 0.24 MTS, 768k Tris (T81/288)
Vertex arrays (H 0 F L S): 0.30 FPS, 0.23 MTS, 768k Tris (T49/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 0 I L S): 0.30 FPS, 0.23 MTS, 768k Tris (T85/288)
Vertex arrays (H 0 I L S): 0.30 FPS, 0.23 MTS, 768k Tris (T53/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 0 F L I): 4.99 FPS, 0.22 MTS, 44k Tris (T64/288)
Vertex arrays (L 0 F S I): 4.98 FPS, 0.22 MTS, 44k Tris (T40/288)
Vertex arrays (L 0 F L I): 4.96 FPS, 0.22 MTS, 44k Tris (T32/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 0 F S I): 4.93 FPS, 0.22 MTS, 44k Tris (T72/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 0 F S S): 4.89 FPS, 0.22 MTS, 44k Tris (T88/288)
Vertex arrays (L 0 F S S): 4.88 FPS, 0.22 MTS, 44k Tris (T56/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 0 I L I): 4.86 FPS, 0.22 MTS, 44k Tris (T68/288)
Vertex arrays (L 0 I L I): 4.80 FPS, 0.21 MTS, 44k Tris (T36/288)
Vertex arrays (L 0 I S I): 4.80 FPS, 0.21 MTS, 44k Tris (T44/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 0 I S I): 4.73 FPS, 0.21 MTS, 44k Tris (T76/288)
Vertex arrays (L 0 I S S): 4.69 FPS, 0.21 MTS, 44k Tris (T60/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 0 I S S): 4.66 FPS, 0.21 MTS, 44k Tris (T92/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 0 F L S): 4.60 FPS, 0.21 MTS, 44k Tris (T80/288)
Vertex arrays (L 0 F L S): 4.51 FPS, 0.20 MTS, 44k Tris (T48/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 0 I L S): 4.45 FPS, 0.20 MTS, 44k Tris (T84/288)
Vertex arrays (L 0 I L S): 4.41 FPS, 0.20 MTS, 44k Tris (T52/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 3 I S I): 0.23 FPS, 0.18 MTS, 768k Tris (T79/288)
Vertex arrays (H 3 I S S): 0.23 FPS, 0.18 MTS, 768k Tris (T63/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 3 F S I): 0.23 FPS, 0.17 MTS, 768k Tris (T75/288)
Vertex arrays (H 3 F S S): 0.23 FPS, 0.17 MTS, 768k Tris (T59/288)
Vertex arrays (H 3 F S I): 0.22 FPS, 0.17 MTS, 768k Tris (T43/288)
Vertex arrays (H 3 I S I): 0.22 FPS, 0.17 MTS, 768k Tris (T47/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 3 F S S): 0.22 FPS, 0.17 MTS, 768k Tris (T91/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 3 I S S): 0.22 FPS, 0.17 MTS, 768k Tris (T95/288)
Vertex arrays (L 3 F S I): 2.98 FPS, 0.13 MTS, 44k Tris (T42/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 3 F S I): 2.91 FPS, 0.13 MTS, 44k Tris (T74/288)
Vertex arrays (L 3 I S I): 2.90 FPS, 0.13 MTS, 44k Tris (T46/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 3 F S S): 2.89 FPS, 0.13 MTS, 44k Tris (T90/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 3 I S I): 2.87 FPS, 0.13 MTS, 44k Tris (T78/288)
Vertex arrays (L 3 F S S): 2.86 FPS, 0.13 MTS, 44k Tris (T58/288)
Vertex arrays (L 3 I S S): 2.85 FPS, 0.13 MTS, 44k Tris (T62/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 3 I S S): 2.83 FPS, 0.13 MTS, 44k Tris (T94/288)
IM Display List (H 0 I S S): 0.15 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T125/288)
IM Display List (H 0 F S I): 0.15 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T105/288)
Immediate mode (H 0 F S S): 0.15 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T25/288)
VA Display List (H 0 I S I): 0.15 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T141/288)
Immediate mode (H 0 F S I): 0.15 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T9/288)
VA Display List (H 0 F S I): 0.15 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T137/288)
IM Display List (H 0 F S S): 0.15 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T121/288)
IM Display List (H 0 I S I): 0.15 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T109/288)
VA Display List (H 0 F S S): 0.15 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T153/288)
VA Display List (H 0 I S S): 0.15 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T157/288)
Immediate mode (H 0 I S S): 0.14 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T29/288)
Immediate mode (H 0 I S I): 0.14 FPS, 0.11 MTS, 768k Tris (T13/288)
Immediate mode (L 0 F S I): 2.27 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T8/288)
IM Display List (L 0 I S S): 2.25 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T124/288)
Immediate mode (L 0 F S S): 2.24 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T24/288)
VA Display List (L 0 F S I): 2.23 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T136/288)
VA Display List (L 0 F S S): 2.23 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T152/288)
IM Display List (L 0 F S S): 2.23 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T120/288)
IM Display List (L 0 F S I): 2.23 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T104/288)
IM Display List (L 0 I S I): 2.23 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T108/288)
VA Display List (L 0 I S S): 2.21 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T156/288)
VA Display List (L 0 I S I): 2.20 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T140/288)
Immediate mode (L 0 I S I): 2.18 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T12/288)
Immediate mode (L 0 I S S): 2.18 FPS, 0.10 MTS, 44k Tris (T28/288)
VA Display List (H 3 I S I): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T143/288)
IM Display List (H 3 I S S): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T127/288)
VA Display List (H 3 I S S): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T159/288)
Immediate mode (H 3 F S S): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T27/288)
Vertex arrays (H 3 F L I): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T35/288)
Immediate mode (H 3 F S I): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T11/288)
VA Display List (H 3 F S I): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T139/288)
VA Display List (H 3 F S S): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T155/288)
IM Display List (H 3 F S I): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T107/288)
IM Display List (H 3 I S I): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T111/288)
Immediate mode (H 3 I S I): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T15/288)
Immediate mode (H 3 I S S): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T31/288)
IM Display List (H 3 F S S): 0.11 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T123/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 3 F L S): 0.10 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T83/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 3 I L S): 0.10 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T87/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 3 I L I): 0.10 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T71/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 3 I L I): 1.75 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 44k Tris (T70/288)
Vertex arrays (H 3 I L S): 0.10 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T55/288)
Vertex arrays (L 3 I L I): 1.73 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 44k Tris (T38/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 3 F L I): 1.73 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 44k Tris (T66/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (H 3 F L I): 0.10 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T67/288)
Vertex arrays (H 3 I L I): 0.10 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T39/288)
Vertex arrays (H 3 F L S): 0.10 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 768k Tris (T51/288)
Vertex arrays (L 3 I L S): 1.68 FPS, 0.08 MTS, 44k Tris (T54/288)
Vertex arrays (L 3 F L S): 1.68 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T50/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 3 F L S): 1.68 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T82/288)
Vertex arrays (L 3 F L I): 1.68 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T34/288)
Immediate mode (L 3 I S I): 1.66 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T14/288)
Immediate mode (L 3 F S I): 1.66 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T10/288)
Immediate mode (L 3 F S S): 1.66 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T26/288)
VA Display List (L 3 F S I): 1.66 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T138/288)
VA Display List (L 3 F S S): 1.66 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T154/288)
VA Display List (L 3 I S I): 1.65 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T142/288)
IM Display List (L 3 F S I): 1.65 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T106/288)
IM Display List (L 3 I S S): 1.65 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T126/288)
IM Display List (L 3 I S I): 1.65 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T110/288)
Immediate mode (L 3 I S S): 1.65 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T30/288)
IM Display List (L 3 F S S): 1.64 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T122/288)
VA Display List (L 3 I S S): 1.64 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T158/288)
Compiled vertex arrays (L 3 I L S): 1.62 FPS, 0.07 MTS, 44k Tris (T86/288)
Immediate mode (H 0 F L S): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T17/288)
VA Display List (H 0 I L S): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T149/288)
IM Display List (H 0 I L I): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T101/288)
IM Display List (H 0 I L S): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T117/288)
VA Display List (H 0 I L I): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T133/288)
VA Display List (H 0 F L S): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T145/288)
VA Display List (H 0 F L I): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T129/288)
IM Display List (H 0 F L I): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T97/288)
Immediate mode (H 0 I L S): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T21/288)
Immediate mode (L 0 F L S): 0.98 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T16/288)
IM Display List (L 0 I L I): 0.98 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T100/288)
Immediate mode (H 0 I L I): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T5/288)
IM Display List (L 0 F L S): 0.98 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T112/288)
Immediate mode (L 0 I L S): 0.97 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T20/288)
IM Display List (H 0 F L S): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T113/288)
Immediate mode (L 0 I L I): 0.97 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T4/288)
VA Display List (L 0 F L I): 0.97 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T128/288)
IM Display List (L 0 F L I): 0.97 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T96/288)
VA Display List (L 0 I L S): 0.97 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T148/288)
VA Display List (L 0 I L I): 0.97 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T132/288)
IM Display List (L 0 I L S): 0.97 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T116/288)
Immediate mode (H 0 F L I): 0.06 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 768k Tris (T1/288)
VA Display List (L 0 F L S): 0.96 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T144/288)
Immediate mode (L 0 F L I): 0.95 FPS, 0.04 MTS, 44k Tris (T0/288)
Immediate mode (H 3 F L S): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T19/288)
Immediate mode (L 3 F L S): 0.70 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T18/288)
Immediate mode (L 3 I L S): 0.70 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T22/288)
Immediate mode (H 3 I L S): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T23/288)
Immediate mode (H 3 I L I): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T7/288)
IM Display List (H 3 I L I): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T103/288)
Immediate mode (L 3 I L I): 0.70 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T6/288)
IM Display List (H 3 F L I): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T99/288)
IM Display List (H 3 F L S): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T115/288)
VA Display List (H 3 F L I): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T131/288)
VA Display List (H 3 F L S): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T147/288)
IM Display List (H 3 I L S): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T119/288)
IM Display List (L 3 I L S): 0.69 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T118/288)
VA Display List (L 3 I L S): 0.69 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T150/288)
Immediate mode (L 3 F L I): 0.69 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T2/288)
VA Display List (L 3 I L I): 0.69 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T134/288)
VA Display List (H 3 I L I): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T135/288)
VA Display List (H 3 I L S): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T151/288)
IM Display List (L 3 F L S): 0.68 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T114/288)
IM Display List (L 3 I L I): 0.68 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T102/288)
VA Display List (L 3 F L I): 0.68 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T130/288)
IM Display List (L 3 F L I): 0.68 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T98/288)
VA Display List (L 3 F L S): 0.68 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 44k Tris (T146/288)
Immediate mode (H 3 F L I): 0.04 FPS, 0.03 MTS, 768k Tris (T3/288)
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These make no sence to me LOL

These make no sence to me LOL

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There are two .dll files #1

There are two .dll files
#1 version: 5.0.2195.6611
#2 Version: 5.0.2195.6611

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