EBstrSvc.exe still running after exiting eboostr

By papaluv2000 | December 31st, 2008 | 6:28 am

I was wrapping up what I thought was a great run using eBoostr ver 3.0.479, when I terminated the application after  having searched for a new update, while build 479 was running and did so without a hiccup.   My intentions were to download and install the latest build but first I poked around all the files in the program files directory and the “AllUsers.Windows\Application Data\eboostr” directory.

1) I opened filestat.dat with emEditor and I got an error message that the file had been changed since I had opened it and if I would like to update it.  I said yes and it happened a few more times as I opened the “Task Manager” and After CLOSING eBoostr application, I witnessed the cache generator for eboostr still running, that app is none other than –> EBstrSvc.exe. I had to terminated the process from the task manager.

2) Also it looks like application.ini worked OK, however it appears with the number 1000 before each task path, is this a priority assignment?  So I am making the assumption that the order of the list is irrelevent, as the advantage comes from being in the list itself, is this correct?  Shouldn’t the apps in the list have a priority within the list, whether that means a higher life span within the cache or some other representative way of handling a list of prioritized apps?

3) I concur with another beta tester regarding a missing a “settings.ini” file in the Application Data folder, nor in the root install folder.  However I never had the version he had installed on my system, so therefore it is not missing if it was never there to begin with….unless of course it is supposed to be; in which case I am pointing out that it is not there.

I am running Windows XP with 1.5MB RAM on a Dell XPS m1210 core-2-duo Laptop and a 16gb USB stick (13GB free space) with the first cache setup from RAM at 382MB and the Second Cache setup for 2048MB or RAM.  I had 14 apps in the prioritized list.

Is there any recommended testing the developers are looking for us to do specifically? Regression tests, longevity/load/stress testing?  idiot proof testing?  Please let us know.

Thanks,

Papa…..

Mad Luv 2 all our soldiers!

2 Responses to “EBstrSvc.exe still running after exiting eboostr”

  1. billy
    Dec 31, 2008

    The correct way to terminate that process is to go into Admin Tools->Services and then find the service called Eboostr Service and stop it through the menu.


  2. Ilya Elenik
    Jan 07, 2009

    1. eBoostr contain 2 part.
    — control panel. it used only for displaying info to the user and can be terminated without affecting whole product
    — service. it do actual work for updating statistics and cache creation
    2. Correct. Order is not important, order in the list can be changed in text editor by changing 1000 to any other number. Usual (not in list) app have priority 10
    3. setting.ini not exists by default. So it should be created in Application Data\eboostr in case there is a need in settings modification



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