If you have been editing the files:

1. Uninstall gridcoin
2. Delete your AppData\Roaming\GridcoinResearch folder
3. Re-install gridcoin
4. Set-up conf like my example below.
5. Download Blocks file either from in the client (Rebuild block chain | Download Blocks) or from snapshot here
   - http://download.gridcoin.us/download/downloadstake/signed/snapshot.zip
   - Note: The snapshot will not fully sync your client, but will rather bring you up to 80-90% sync. Allow your client to manually sync after the snapshot has been implemented.
6. Your client should now sync.

If it does not then sync:

• Verify that your computer time is synced to your configured time server.
• Investigate whether or not your ISP is blocking the P2P traffic.

Note: Ignore the Gridcoin in-built diagnostics.

cpumining=true
email=yourboincemail@domain.com
addnode=node.gridcoin.us
addnode=gridcoin.asia
addnode=grcmagnitude.com
boincdatadir=D:\Your Boinc Data Directory\
boincappdir=D:\Applications\Your Boinc Install Directory\
boincpassword=Your Boinc Password
boincusername=Your Boinc Username
UpdatingLeaderboard=false
enablespeech=false
poolmining=false
suppressupgrade=false
PrimaryCPID=Your Boinc CPID

Note: If you are not currently running Boinc most of the Boinc lines will not be required yet