wallet.dat is inside appdata/bitcoin

So it's ok. After all, unless you specify the folder using datadir blablabla it always put the wallet there 

When you start the client it looks inside appdata/bitcoin for a wallet.dat. If there is one then it use it and show you the bitcoin inside it. If there is no one then it automatically create a new one (empty of course). Also, it start downloading all the blocks (syncing), wich takes hours and hours.

That's all 

About the no connection thing, it's not normal. It should have at least 8 connections after some time you let it run.

Because of ppl like you.

People who can't even be bothered to read the top threads. With the newbie restrictions you can only pollute this section.

Hello and welcome!

Yeah, they are all from the same "system"

I mean the title of the article, of course. The article is full of bullshit, and the title too is bullshit.

The title is so much fail

Bitcoin is not a get rich quick scheme, it's not about mining. If you think that bitcoin is only mining then you are wrong.

Why? Stop spreading FUD, thank you.

But you don't have to specify it. You can start bitcoind as a server, set password, name and port and use these settings with the miner, then you will solo mine. Without having specified the address. This means one of your address is used, the question krovko made is still unanswered: wich address will it choose?

This said, solo mining is not a good idea...

Having your private key on your hand or forehead is retarded, everyone can read it!  

Wow, probably a record for bullshit density! The density is so high!

Do you realize that OpenGL is not used for mining? 

What is wrong with day-month-year?

Lol at cashing them out.

You can buy everything with bitcoin 

This is a great news!

And the fact that it's in Europe make it much better, since there aren't a lot of exchanges here 

Omg do want! Not for bitcoin mining but for other scientific GPU projects!

Looks like a fail article, there are the 4 horsemen of the infocalypse... yeah, fail.

Great article!

So bitcoin is a old, obsolete, fail currency? It's not a good thing 

False, it can happily be mined with a GPU...

Don't bitcoin use sha-2?