<p>Read the manual for gui-miner and make sure have the connection parameters configured correctly. Mining is super competitive these days so unless you have a high-end computer which can output high hash-rates you will very likely wait a long time for coins. In the meantime you are burning electricity which you or someone else need to pay for.</p>

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<p>I want to ask a question that why isn't GUI miner working this is what is said</p>

<p>in the bottom right corner it says connecting... but nothing happens 
I am very new and don't know about mining so much and this is the first time I am trying 
help me I am on windows 8 </p>

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gui miner wont mine on slushes pool
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# gui miner wont mine on slushes pool

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-06-21)

I want to ask a question that why isn't GUI miner working this is what is said

in the bottom right corner it says connecting... but nothing happens
I am very new and don't know about mining so much and this is the first time I am trying
help me I am on windows 8

**Tags:** miner-configuration, guiminer


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-06-21. Score: 1

Read the manual for gui-miner and make sure have the connection parameters configured correctly. Mining is super competitive these days so unless you have a high-end computer which can output high hash-rates you will very likely wait a long time for coins. In the meantime you are burning electricity which you or someone else need to pay for.


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