Right-clicking on the task-bar icon hopefully gives three options - pause, restore and close. Restore should open it up for normal interaction.

I'm on Slush's pool, and that option should be in the 'server' drop down box. This will put the relevant info into some of the boxes for you.

Fill out your user.worker name e.g. psipower.worker1, and your password for that worker (which you have created in your account with Slush), select the relevant device - presumably your graphics card - and click 'start mining'. You may see it connect to api2.mining, but get transferred automatically to the stratum servers (more efficient, less fees).

You can save this configuration using File, save settings. Then if you re-start the program anytime, you just need to click 'start mining'!


Then it's time to play around with the other bits and find out what gives you the best rate!!!!


I found setting a CPU affinity box improved my rate.


You may find this helpful for various flags to improve your rate:

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison