Thank you, but I still get the same error.
Could I get a summary of the steps to get this going from the ground up?
I hope I'm not imposing..
If you get the same error, it sounds like you're still trying to run against the wrong binary.
This should work:
1. Delete the cpuminer stuff you have already, or move it somewhere out the way
2. Download this file:
https://github.com/LucasJones/cpuminer-multi/releases/download/v1.0.3/cpuminer-multi.zip somewhere like C:\Temp
3. Unzip the file into a folder of the same name - you should get a folder called: "C:\Temp\cpuminer-multi" with some files in it including minerd.exe
3. Open a "Command Prompt" using the start menu, or just run "cmd.exe"
4. then.. in the command window enter these commands:
cd C:\temp\cpuminer-multi
minerd -a cryptonight -o stratum+tcp://qcn.cryptity.com:6666 -u <wallet> -p x -q
That should connect and start working. (Note: don't try typing the address by hand - just paste it in using right-click and "Paste" from the menu)
5. Hit ctrl-C to kill the minerd program, and press the up button on your keyboard so you can see the command you used which worked.
Right-click and choose "Mark" and highlight the whole command, then hit "Enter" once its highligted to copy it to the clipboard.
6. Type: "notepad start.bat" and say "Yes" when it asks if you want to create the file.
7. Paste into the notepad, and you should get the minerd command you just highlighted.
8. Hit "Save" and go back to the command window.
9. Type: "start" and hit enter, and it should run.
Note: Also, you might want to add "-t 2" or some other number to limit the number of threads, depending on which cpu you have. I get faster hashing on one of my computers (an old i5-650) with 2 threads than 3 or 4 (its dual-core with hyperthreading, so cpuminer tries to make 4 threads by default).
