Run multiple instances of a program seperately

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MnMWizard

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I'm contemplating whether or not to put Gomez Peer (a program that makes money by using your idle CPU) on my second PC, and was wondering if anyone knew about a program that sort of sections off part of a PC so I can run multiple instances of that program? Thanks
 
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From what I understand of this program, a remote server contacts your computer and then uses it to access web pages. Leaving aside the security implications of this, the mode of operation would mean that it could only contact a single instance of the program running on your computer (unless you had multiple connections to the Internet). I believe it pays you for the amount of work done rather than the time spent using it, so multiple instances would offer no advantage even if it could be done.

I said "Leaving aside...", but I'm not sure that you should. Do you really want a program running on...
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I hadn't heard of the program until now, but if it's intent is to make the most of the CPU when not in use, which I assume would run it at 100%, then I'm not sure what the point of running multiple instances would be on the same machine. Each instance would get a portion of the CPU (assuming that it would even work), which would still total 100%.

Have you looked into what you'd get paid for something like this? At a quick glance, people are getting about $130 (that's US usage, other countries appear to be more) a year running it 24/7. Some of that is offset by the additional electricity usage. Cost of running your computer year round will vary quite a bit depending on electricity cost in your area.

My guess is that this program cannot pay for itself considering electricity costs. That's just a guess though, I've been wrong before.
 
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McHenryB

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From what I understand of this program, a remote server contacts your computer and then uses it to access web pages. Leaving aside the security implications of this, the mode of operation would mean that it could only contact a single instance of the program running on your computer (unless you had multiple connections to the Internet). I believe it pays you for the amount of work done rather than the time spent using it, so multiple instances would offer no advantage even if it could be done.

I said "Leaving aside...", but I'm not sure that you should. Do you really want a program running on your computer, contacting the Internet and you don't know what it's doing? It could be testing web sites; it could be sending out Spam, it could be sending your bank details to the remote server.

Some other aspects to consider: 1.) Your ISP might look upon this as commercial use, which probably isn't allowed by the terms of your contract. 2). Users report that this program randomly minimizes what is on your desktop - often in the middle of games. 3). As already said, it probably costs almost as much, if not more, for the additional electricity used as you would earn.

If none of that discourages you then go ahead - but forget the idea of running multiple instances of the program.
 
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