For instructions on how to deploy BOINC on a Windows network, read The Lazy Slug's Guide to easy deployment and maintenance of BOINC on your network.

Technical details

The BOINC installer is an MSI package.

Active Directory Deployment

• Download the BOINC client package and execute it with the /a parameter.
• Move the files to a directory that can be accessed by all the computers on the network.
• Using Microsoft ORCA, or some other MSI packaging tool, create an MSI Transform that contains the account_*.xml files of the projects you have already attached to on another machine plus the following parameters:
  • Single-user install:
    

    Parameter	Description
    INSTALLDIR	The location to install BOINC to. Example: 'C:\\BOINC'
    SETUPTYPE	The type of installation to perform. Valid Values: 'Single'.
    ALLUSERS	Whether the shortcuts appear for just one user or all users. Valid Values: '0' for Single.
    ENABLESCREENSAVER	Whether to automatically enable the screensaver. Valid Values: '0' for disabled, '1' for enabled.
    ENABLELAUNCHATLOGON	Whether to automatically start BOINC when the installing user or all users sign on to the computer. Valid Values: '0' for disabled, '1' for enabled.
    LAUNCHPROGRAM	Whether to automatically launch BOINC Manager after setup completes. Valid Values: '0' for disabled, '1' for enabled.

  • Shared install:
    

    Parameter	Description
    INSTALLDIR	The location to install BOINC too. Example: 'C:\\BOINC'
    SETUPTYPE	The type of installation to perform. Valid Values: 'Shared'.
    ALLUSERS	Whether the shortcuts appear for just one user or all users. Valid Values: '1' for shared.
    ENABLESCREENSAVER	Whether to automatically enable the screensaver. Valid Values: '0' for disabled, '1' for enabled.
    ENABLELAUNCHATLOGON	Whether to automatically start BOINC when the installing user or all users sign on to the computer. Valid Values: '0' for disabled, '1' for enabled.
    LAUNCHPROGRAM	Whether to automatically launch BOINC Manager after setup completes. Valid Values: '0' for disabled, '1' for enabled.

  • Service Install:
    

    Parameter	Description
    INSTALLDIR	The location to install BOINC too. Example: 'C:\\BOINC'
    SETUPTYPE	The type of installation to perform. Valid Values: 'Service'.
    ALLUSERS	Whether the shortcuts appear for just one user or all users. Valid Values: '1' for service.
    ENABLESCREENSAVER	Whether to automatically enable the screensaver. Valid Values: '0' for disabled, '1' for enabled.
    ENABLELAUNCHATLOGON	Whether to automatically start BOINC when the installing user or all users sign on to the computer. Valid Values: '0' for disabled, '1' for enabled.
    LAUNCHPROGRAM	Whether to automatically launch BOINC Manager after setup completes. Valid Values: '0' for disabled, '1' for enabled.
    SERVICE_DOMAINUSERNAME	Which user account should the service use. Valid Values: '%ComputerName%\\%UserName%'     %ComputerName% can be either the local computername or a domain name.     %UserName% should be the username of the user to use.
    SERVICE_PASSWORD	The password for the account described in the SERVICE_DOMAINUSERNAME property. Valid Values: '%Password%'     %Password% the password for the SERVICE_DOMAINUSERNAME user account.
    SERVICE_GRANTEXECUTIONRIGHT	Grant the above user account the 'Logon as a Service' user right. Valid Values: '0' for disabled, '1' for enabled.

Command line deployment

An example for the single-user install would be:
msiexec /i boinc.msi /qn /l c:\boincsetup.log SETUPTYPE='Single' ALLUSERS=0 ENABLESCREENSAVER=0 ENABLELAUNCHATLOGON=0 LAUNCHPROGRAM=0

An example for the shared install would be:
msiexec /i boinc.msi /qn /l c:\boincsetup.log SETUPTYPE='Shared' ALLUSERS=1 ENABLESCREENSAVER=0 ENABLELAUNCHATLOGON=0 LAUNCHPROGRAM=0

An example for the service install would be:
msiexec /i boinc.msi /qn /l c:\boincsetup.log SETUPTYPE='Service' ALLUSERS=0 ENABLESCREENSAVER=0 ENABLELAUNCHATLOGON=0 LAUNCHPROGRAM=0 SERVICE_DOMAINUSERNAME='%ComputerName%\\%UserName%' SERVICE_PASSWORD='%Password%' SERVICE_GRANTEXECUTIONRIGHT=1