Same issue...was working great till yesterday...was finishing about 1 a day...then it was lookin like it would take about 100hrs to finish the next from the way it was going for the next one that started...and I think I've restarted at least 5 times since yesterday...haven't seen it make it past 5%

Please read the following. This should hopefully answer your question:

Why are points not updated even though new work units have been downloaded?
Several situations can cause this to happen:

1) Problems experienced during the transmission of results may cause the return to be discarded. This is very rare. If you are consistently not getting points, this probably doesn't apply to you-its probably one of the issues below.

2) Check to see if your number of work units returned is incrementing. If it is, you may have a bug in which the software works for long periods of time, but only reports a very low cpu time on task. This is very infrequent. If your number is not incrementing, you have a different issue.

3) Sometimes a computer "hiccup" causes the software to abandon the work unit. This may not be noticeable if you leave the software running in the background with unrestricted access to the internet, in which case it may appear that the software completed the work unit and downloaded a new one when it did not. It would also account for recent reports/posts where members notice that the software only gets xpercentage done then logs in and downloads a new work unit.


If you systematically do not receive points but are constantly downloading new work unit, please check the software's directory for legacy work unit files. The default directory is c:\program files\world community grid, and the work unit files are World Community Grid_#, where the # is replaced by a number. There is no extension, and the icon should be the windows symbol because they are not associated with any application.

Doing a clean install of the software should alleviate this problem. To do a clean install of the software, please do the following:

1) Close the software by minimizing the window if it is open, then right clicking on its icon in the system tray and clicking on "Exit."

2) Uninstall the software from [Start][Settings][Control Panel][Add/Remove Programs].

3) Check to ensure that the software's directory (by default c:\program files\world community grid) has been deleted. If it is not, delete it and all files.

4) Check for the presence of World Community Gridwin dll file (in c:\windows\system in windows 9x and ME or c:\winnt\system32 in NT and 2000). If it is still present delete it.

5) If you have your original install file, delete it.

6) If you performed any of the above manual deletions, empty the recycle bin.

7) Install the latest service pack updates from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. Download a new copy of the software.

8) Restart your machine.

9) Open Task Manager by holding down the Ctrl and Alt keys and hitting Del once. Highlight each program and click on End Task. If using Windows 9x you must open Task Manager again for each entry. The only entries that you do not want to run End Task on are Explorer, Systray, and your firewall.

10) Install the software from the newly downloaded file. Restart the computer.


I got the above information from the following link: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/join_now/points_system.html

Timmy Kassis