You need to run bitcoin with the command "-datadir E:\" change the path to wherever you want your bitcoin directory to be.

Just checking you didn't actually put /path/to/bootstrap.dat but the path to the bootstrap right? ( like C:\Users\"Your user name"\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin )  Note: I believe the correct separate for windows is a back-slash(\) I used forward-slash(/) because I'm used to linux, you may want to double check this.

7.2 is supposed to auto-detect when the bootstrap file is in the bitcoin directory.

You say it started without loading the blocks, do you mean you didn't have all the blocks loaded when it started or that number of blocks wasn't increasing as it started?

This is a shot in the dark but the bitcoin client may simply update its blockchain from the bootstrap file in the same way it updates form the bitcoin network, witch means it will take awhile.

If all else fails you can try downloading blk001.dat, blk002.dat, blk003.dat, and blkindex.dat (the blockchain files) and use those instead of bootstrap.dat.

Here is the problem, I misread your post and thought you had downloaded blk001.dat, blk002.dat, blk003.dat, and blkindex.dat. (the blockchain files)  Since you have the bootstrap file you need to run Bitcoin-QT with the parameter -loadblock=/path/to/bootstrap.dat (for example, in windows, if you put the bootstrap.dat in the "C" directory the path would be C:/bootstrap.dat)

P.S. What Bitcoin-QT version are you running?

Delete the entire folder besides the wallet and configuration file.  Do NOT put the blockchain files in yet.  Run the bitcoin-qt client, go to options, and check "detach database at shutdown".  Close the bitcoin-qt client.  Now you can import the new blockchain files into the directory.  Start the bitcoin client and see if it works.

P.S.  Exactly which files did you download?

Clear the bitcoin directory and copy your backup wallet and blockchain files to the bitcoin directory.  Then run the bitcoin client with the commands -detachb and -rescan.

This may not work but based on the info given it may resolve your problem.

Or age you coins! 

No, when you check detach database at shutdown it allows the bitcoin-qt client to accept the new blockchain without errors.  It does NOT have to index the blockchain, it simply loads the blockchain files on startup like it would its own.  This is infinity faster than updating the blockchain from DL.

P.S. I may not have been clear in may previous post.  When you move the blockchain files, you move them to the bitcoin directory and REPLACE the other blockchain files.  You do NOT run the client so that is updates its blockchain files from the new ones.

Yes, blk0001.dat, blk0002.dat and blkindex.dat are enough. (Unless there is a new blk0003.dat then you need it to.)
Before moving any files start both the bitcoin-qt clients, go to options, and check the box which says detach database at shutdown.  Then close both clients. (Make sure they are closed in taskmanager.) then you are free to move the block chain files.

P.S. You can start the bitcoin clients with the command option -detachdb to accomplish the same thing as checking the box.
P.S. After the files are successfully imported you may want to deselect the detach database at shutdown to speed up the shut down of the bitcoin-qt clients.

You can import the blockchain from your other bitcoin client by selecting the option detach database on shutdown on BOTH the clients.  Then you can simply copy the blk00x.dat and blkindex.dat files to the bitcoin directory on windows computer.

Note: Bitcoin-QT takes longer to shut down when this option is checked so make sure bitcoin isn't running before copying the files.

Hope this helps

troubleshooting here, would you:
1. Shut down Bitcoin-QT.
2. Open task-manager and make sure bitcoin isn't running.
3. Then try moving everything in the C:/Users/"You Username"/AppData/Roaming/Bitcoin directory to a temporary location.
4. Start Bitcoin-QT back up.

If it runs successfully like this then it means you have a corrupt file.

5970's used to be the most efficient GPU, I hadn't looked at the new 7xxx series.  Thanks for the correction.

Edit: Looks like the 7750 is the most energy efficient GPU according to the website. NOT the 7970.

5970's are the most energy efficient GPU's for mining.  I can refer you to some people who'd sell these and/or some 5xxx series and 6xxx if you want.

P.S. BAMT (Big A Miner Thing) is a good usb sized OS for mining.

EDIT: Looked at the updated mining hardware comparison and 7750 give you 0.24 more Mhash/joule than the 5970 according to the site.

I managed to get armory to connect to bitcoin-QT while on Tor by changing the default listening address in tor to 8333*, then simply running bitcoin-QT and Armory as usual.  I believe the command --listenaddress** allows you to change the default listening address to 9050 so it will work with the normal Tor/bitcoin-QT settup, but I never got this to work.

*Is this the right default SOCKS address for bitcoin-QT?
**I'm not sure this is the right startup command can you confirm/correct this etotheipi?

Hope this helps.  I typed in a hurry so if detail are missing let me know.

$13.60

Do you mean GPU?  GPU's aren't efficient enough to make a profit mining; the cost of electricity is greater than the value of the bitcoins earned.  It would be more cost effective and easier to buy some bitcoins.

Are you mining solo or on a pool?  Either way you will need to install guiminer on every machine you plan to mine with.  Then, if your mining in a pool, configure all of them to mine on your pool account.  Or, if you are mining solo,  point all of them towards your bitcoin client (you only need to run this on one computer).

I'm going to assume you are using the "official" bitcoin client (Bitcoin-QT).  Bitcoin addresses are not assigned and they are complete independent of the computer.  Bitcoin addresses are "generated" by the bitcoin client.  You can create as many bitcoin addresses as you want and each address is independent of all the others.  Yes you can create more bitcoin addresses under the recieve coins tab, I believe the button is labeled "create new receiving address".

I hope this answers your questions, feel free to post if you any other questions, but most questions should be easily answered by searching the forum.

No its like opening the back cover on your TV remote before inserting the batteries...

Jokes aside, I'm not 100% sure the Bitcoin-QT client will only accept the Blockchain files after selecting detach database at shutdown.  It may only be necessary if just the blockchain files are transferred and not the clients settings but I don't know where they are stored.

There is a check box labeled "detach database at shutdown" in settings on the Bitcoin-QT client so you don't have to run bitoin from the command line.

Make sure you select detach database at shutdown on the new computer before replacing the blockchain files with the ones from the old computer.

With BAMT you can monitor the current hash rate of you farm by logging in via putty or ssh and running mgpumon.  BAMT is a very useful, and efficient, custom Linux distro.  However, it does take some extra effort to first set up, but it's worth it.

P.S.  I only just glanced at it, but doesn't the latest Bitcoin-QT client have list of RPC commands somewhere?  You may find your answer there but don't count on it.

If it helps the Bitcoin-Qt client allows you to send coins to multiple recipients at the same time.  So you could prepare the transactions ahead of time, and just click the send button during the presentation.  If you want to demonstrate the complete process to send coins.  You could simple fill out all but one of the transactions before the presentation.

If the current block count on Bitcoin-QT isn't at least 204,609 then you need to let it finish re-downloading the blockchain.  Your coins will then appear in your wallet.