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Message 77850 - Posted: 14 Jan 2026, 14:15:01 UTC

https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/result.php?resultid=1040621495

https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/result.php?resultid=1040657986

https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/result.php?resultid=1040682575

https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/result.php?resultid=1040697826

https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/result.php?resultid=1040804517
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Message 77851 - Posted: 14 Jan 2026, 14:18:08 UTC

This one https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/result.php?resultid=1040829924 is different from the others in that it performed the calculation twice according to the protocol text.
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Message 77852 - Posted: 14 Jan 2026, 15:02:13 UTC

The same task was already counted as normal on another computer https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/result.php?resultid=1040321244 and even then it's not quite normal.

<core_client_version>8.2.4</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<stderr_txt>
<search_application> milkyway_nbody 1.94 Windows x86_64 double OpenMP, Crlibm </search_application>
Using OpenMP 16 max threads on a system with 32 processors
Running MilkyWay@home Nbody v1.94
Optimal Softening Length = 0.001682949920739 kpc, Upper bound = 0.014622941257712 kpc, Lower bound = 0.000193690201294 kpc
Dwarf Initial Position: [0.872441675474339,-1.276646738420600,-1.262972215335392]
Dwarf Initial Velocity: [41.176705295939414,364.905220570183360,100.705084837659300]
Initial LMC position: [63.322301360105449,585.504766792739247,3.704880006445216]
Initial LMC velocity: [-3.291585910250638,-68.257551956015334,-28.321165662519800]
Initial body data written to 'initial.out'
Likelihood was NAN. Returning worst case.
<search_likelihood>-9999999.900000000372529</search_likelihood>
strftime() failed called boinc_finish(0)

</stderr_txt>
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Message 77854 - Posted: 14 Jan 2026, 15:53:50 UTC - in response to Message 77852.  

This is a known bug in the Windows version which will be fixed soon.
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