Version 3: Announcing Beta
Our new version 3 goes Beta
A detailed list of changes you can find at the bottom of the page and here is a quick summary:
- Full Vista compatibility;
- Greatly increased RAM and flash drives cache speed;
- Applications priority list;
- An advanced cache/statistics viewer.
Important note! This version has a new database format thus all of your old data will be reset after an upgrade.
If you want to perform a comparison test with the previous version 2–you should backup the following folder before installing version 3:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\eBoostr\
Vista screenshot
Application priority
Now you decide which applications you’d like to give more boost. Just drag-and-drop the needed application from the list of found apps or drag-and-drop a shortcut to it from your desktop or start menu.
Applications priority
More speed from cache devices
Due to the improvements in load balancing mechanism, splitting and paralleling read requests you will get more speed compared to version 2. Both your hard disk and flash cache device will work with optimal load and better overall read speed.
RAM cache now works much faster due to using a special FastIO mode. Here is a sample graph (X-axis is the read chunks size in Kbytes, Y-axis is the read speed in Kbytes):
Windows cache VS eBoostr memory cache
Full list of changes
- Chkdsk not running on boot in case of RAM cache fixed;
- U3 system enabled flash drives incompatibility fixed;
- Drives/disks with unassigned letters can now be used as cache devices;
- Application priority list feature added;
- Automatic antivirus software and various indexing applications scans are now detected and ignored in file read statistics;
- Full Windows Vista and Server 2008 compatibility;
- Expanded statistics on cache contents and applications added;
- Build cache now uses non-cached write operations (no more “Windows delayed write failed” errors);
- You’ll get stable and consistent cache device speed values now (due to the previous change);
- Speed check procedure is now limited in time (20 seconds per each phase) to prevent very-very-very long tests in case of a slow HDD;
- Flash devices cache speed increased (better load balancing, split and parallel reads);
- RAM cache speed increased (makes use of FastIO mode);
- Less overall system load in eBoostr components added (removed requests for opening file handles, performance counters use removed, page faults reduced);
- Tons of minor bug fixes
This version features many changes in various components of the product so it requires an overall stability and compatibility test again. Please make sure to enable the “kernel memory dump” option in order to report BSODs if any.
Oct 29, 2008
The application takes a long time to load the “Application Priority” window. Also, if you build the cache file (on a flash drive), don’t immediately fill it, restart your computer and then try to build cache, it will run however the fill % will still be 0.
Nov 26, 2008
can see a difference in speed when opening applications
Dec 02, 2008
no problems on my eee pc 1000h.
Dec 03, 2008
No problems at all, seems to be more reliable than version 2, from i have had some prlblems, regarding speed i think it is the same
Dec 05, 2008
Working fine on Vista Home Premium. Speed gain has been modest but I want to install on my Winxp systems also.
Dec 13, 2008
working more smoother than version 2 on my asus x51 series notebook microsoft windows xp professional .no problems yet.good work.
Dec 15, 2008
Update 2 to 3 beta , will empty all the cache for version 2
Dec 31, 2008
Works fine and feels somehow that my Acer Aspire One A150 is faster. Do these beta versions have that 4 hours limit?
Jan 01, 2009
Does adding apps to the priority list make less caching available to all other apps _all_ the time?
Jan 18, 2009
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