At least, it does with a project with no work.
It keeps requesting work at about 5 second intervals although
the back-off interval listed under the projects tab keeps increasing
following each work request.

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This is known already to the developers. Will hopefully be fixed in 6.6.5

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I on 2008x64 Update boinc 664x64 (instaled g:\PRO\BOINC & g:\PRO\DATA)to 664x86 and get no more boinc's exe\ only g:\PRO\BOINC \no in add remove program
only stafff:
g:\PRO\BOINC\%AppData%\
g:\PRO\BOINC\%Local AppData%\
g:\PRO\BOINC\%ProgramFilesDir%\
g:\PRO\BOINC\400000b700003i\
g:\PRO\BOINC\400000c900002i\
g:\PRO\BOINC\40000010d00002i\
g:\PRO\BOINC\400000800003i\
g:\PRO\BOINC\4000001100003i\
g:\PRO\BOINC\4000003600003i\
g:\PRO\BOINC\4000006400002i\
g:\PRO\BOINC\40000035900003i\
g:\PRO\BOINC\projects\
g:\PRO\BOINC\slots\
g:\PRO\BOINC\TEMP\
g:\PRO\BOINC\stdoutdae.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\stdoutgui.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\time_stats_log
g:\PRO\BOINC\client_state.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\client_state_prev.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_boinc.almeregrid.nl.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\lookup_website.html
g:\PRO\BOINC\Registry.tvr.backup 550Mb !!!!!
g:\PRO\BOINC\Registry.rw.lck
g:\PRO\BOINC\Registry.rw.tvr 550Mb !!!!!
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_www.gpugrid.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_www.gpugrid.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_www.gpugrid.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_www.gpugrid.net.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_boinc.freehal.org_projects_freehal_at_home.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_boinc.freehal.org_projects_freehal_at_home.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_boinc.freehal.org_projects_freehal_at_home.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_boinc.freehal.org_projects_freehal_at_home.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\stdoutdae.old
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_vcsc.cs.uh.edu_virtual-prairie.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_vcsc.cs.uh.edu_virtual-prairie.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_vcsc.cs.uh.edu_virtual-prairie.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_boinc.freehal.org_projects_freehal_at_home.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_vcsc.cs.uh.edu_second-computing.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_vcsc.cs.uh.edu_second-computing.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_vcsc.cs.uh.edu_second-computing.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_server1.almeregrid.nl_testgrid.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_server1.almeregrid.nl_testgrid.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_vcsc.cs.uh.edu_second-computing.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_server1.almeregrid.nl_testgrid.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_pirates.spy-hill.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_pirates.spy-hill.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_www.primegrid.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_www.primegrid.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_www.primegrid.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_www.primegrid.com.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_www.primegrid.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_server1.almeregrid.nl_testgrid.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\stderrdae.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_www.ramseyathome.com_ramsey.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_www.ramseyathome.com_ramsey.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\global_prefs.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_www.ramseyathome.com_ramsey.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\all_projects_list.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\get_current_version.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\get_project_config.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_pirates.spy-hill.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_www.rechenkraft.net_yoyo.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_qah.uni-muenster.de.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_qah.uni-muenster.de.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_qah.uni-muenster.de.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_qah.uni-muenster.de.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_boinc.fzk.de_poem.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_boinc.fzk.de_poem.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_boinc.fzk.de_poem.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu_beta.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu_beta.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu_beta.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu_beta.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu_beta.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_boinc.fzk.de_poem.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_www.rechenkraft.net_yoyo.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_www.rechenkraft.net_yoyo.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_www.rechenkraft.net_yoyo.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_www.rechenkraft.net_yoyo.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_allprojectstats.com_collatz.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_allprojectstats.com_collatz.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_allprojectstats.com_collatz.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_genlife.is-a-geek.org_genlife.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_genlife.is-a-geek.org_genlife.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_genlife.is-a-geek.org_genlife.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_genlife.is-a-geek.org_genlife.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_server1.almeregrid.nl_testgrid.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_allprojectstats.com_collatz.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_vcsc.cs.uh.edu_virtual-prairie.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_pirates.spy-hill.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_www.rechenkraft.net_yoyo.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_boinc.freehal.org_projects_freehal_at_home.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_registro.ibercivis.es.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_registro.ibercivis.es.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_registro.ibercivis.es.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_registro.ibercivis.es.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_abcathome.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_abcathome.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_abcathome.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_abcathome.com.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_pirates.spy-hill.net.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_www.worldcommunitygrid.org.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\lookup_account.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_pirates.spy-hill.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_allprojectstats.com_collatz.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu_beta.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_boinc.bakerlab.org_rosetta.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_boinc.bakerlab.org_rosetta.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_boinc.bakerlab.org_rosetta.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_boinc.bakerlab.org_rosetta.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_boinc.bakerlab.org_rosetta.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_boinc.bakerlab.org_rosetta.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_www.primegrid.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_allprojectstats.com_collatz.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\global_prefs_override.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_gerasim.boinc.ru_Gerasim.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_gerasim.boinc.ru_Gerasim.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_gerasim.boinc.ru_Gerasim.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_gerasim.boinc.ru_Gerasim.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_gerasim.boinc.ru_Gerasim.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_www.gpugrid.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_www.ps3grid.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_www.ps3grid.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_www.ps3grid.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_www.ps3grid.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_qcn.stanford.edu_qcnalpha.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_qcn.stanford.edu_qcnalpha.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_qcn.stanford.edu_qcnalpha.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_qcn.stanford.edu_qcnalpha.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_docking.cis.udel.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_docking.cis.udel.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_docking.cis.udel.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_docking.cis.udel.edu.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_docking.cis.udel.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_qcn.stanford.edu_qcnalpha.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_kinetic.dnsalias.org_magnetism.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_kinetic.dnsalias.org_magnetism.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_kinetic.dnsalias.org_magnetism.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_docking.cis.udel.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_boinc.umiacs.umd.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_boinc.umiacs.umd.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_boinc.umiacs.umd.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_kinetic.dnsalias.org_magnetism.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_kinetic.dnsalias.org_magnetism.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_boinc.almeregrid.nl.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_abcathome.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_www.malariacontrol.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_www.malariacontrol.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_www.malariacontrol.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_www.ps3grid.net.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_www.ps3grid.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_lhcathome.cern.ch_lhcathome.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_lhcathome.cern.ch_lhcathome.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_lhcathome.cern.ch_lhcathome.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_vcsc.cs.uh.edu_second-computing.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_lhcathome.cern.ch_lhcathome.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_lhcathome.cern.ch_lhcathome.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_boinc.gorlaeus.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_boinc.gorlaeus.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_boinc.gorlaeus.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_boinc.gorlaeus.net.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_boinc.umiacs.umd.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_boinc.umiacs.umd.edu.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_szdg.lpds.sztaki.hu_szdg.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_szdg.lpds.sztaki.hu_szdg.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_szdg.lpds.sztaki.hu_szdg.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_www.ramseyathome.com_ramsey.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_www.ramseyathome.com_ramsey.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_www.ramseyathome.com_ramsey.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_boinc.cs.uct.ac.za_malaria.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_boinc.cs.uct.ac.za_malaria.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_boinc.cs.uct.ac.za_malaria.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_boinc.cs.uct.ac.za_malaria.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_boinc.cs.uct.ac.za_malaria.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_calc.depspid.net.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_dist.ist.tugraz.at_cape5.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_dist.ist.tugraz.at_cape5.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_dist.ist.tugraz.at_cape5.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_dist.ist.tugraz.at_cape5.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_www.malariacontrol.net.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_boinc.gorlaeus.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_boinc.gorlaeus.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\create_account.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_www.cosmologyathome.org.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_www.cosmologyathome.org.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_www.cosmologyathome.org.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_abcathome.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_setiathome.berkeley.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_setiathome.berkeley.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_setiathome.berkeley.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_setiathome.berkeley.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_setiathome.berkeley.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_setiathome.berkeley.edu.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_dist.ist.tugraz.at_cape5.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_dist.ist.tugraz.at_cape5.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_vcsc.cs.uh.edu_virtual-prairie.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\statistics_cbl-boinc-server2.cs.technion.ac.il_superlinkattechnion.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_reply_cbl-boinc-server2.cs.technion.ac.il_superlinkattechnion.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\sched_request_cbl-boinc-server2.cs.technion.ac.il_superlinkattechnion.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_cbl-boinc-server2.cs.technion.ac.il_superlinkattechnion.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_cbl-boinc-server2.cs.technion.ac.il_superlinkattechnion.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\job_log_www.cosmologyathome.org.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_szdg.lpds.sztaki.hu_szdg.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_szdg.lpds.sztaki.hu_szdg.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_registro.ibercivis.es.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_qah.uni-muenster.de.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_www.malariacontrol.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_www.cosmologyathome.org.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_cbl-boinc-server2.cs.technion.ac.il_superlinkattechnion.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_boinc.fzk.de_poem.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\master_genlife.is-a-geek.org_genlife.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\gui_rpc_auth.cfg
g:\PRO\BOINC\stderrgui.txt
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_malariacontrol.net.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_cosmologyathome.org.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_boinc.fzk.de_poem.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_genlife.is-a-geek.org_genlife.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_kinetic.dnsalias.org_magnetism.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_primegrid.com.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_rechenkraft.net_yoyo.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_boinc.cs.uct.ac.za_malaria.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_registro.ibercivis.es.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_lhcathome.cern.ch_lhcathome.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\account_boinc.umiacs.umd.edu.xml
g:\PRO\BOINC\placeholder.txt