I had eboostr working on one of my usb keys, and someone accidentaly unplugged it.
When I plugged back the key in, eboostr kept the old entry marked as non working(/!\ symbol) but also added a new working one.
OS: Windows Server 2008 x64
I am using ThinkPad X60 with Vista SP1,memory3G.When eBoostr Ver.3.0 build 483 is installed, and it reboot,bluescreen appeared, and it shut down suddenly. The event has not occurred after it uninstalls it in a safe mode. Main memory1G bytes was allocated as a cash device in 3G bytes memories.
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!
eBoostr Speed Check fails when MS Word or Excel is used for the speed test on XP or Vista. On a Vista system Excel, Speed test the application but on closing the application, Vista gives you “Microsoft Excel for Windows has stopped working”.
On a XP system Word terminate swith Word error
AppName: winword.exe AppVer: 9.0.0.8974 ModName: vbe6.dll
ModVer: 6.5.10.24 Offset: 0014b665
The failure occurs with all MS Office 2000 applications.
All programs run normally when activated or shutdown by a computer user.
Speed test gives no errors with other applications such as Vista mail or Outlook Express or Office 2003
Beta 3.0-483
Windows server 2008 x64.
It appears that in the dialogue to add applications priorities, external drag and drop from the quicklaunch bar does not work.
(Although the window seems to indicate it is possible)
Drag and dropping directly applications, or shortcuts, from explorer windows or the desktop works however.
eBoostr Beta (build 483) doesn’t allow me to build caches on more than one partition on a SD card.
I purchased a Lexar 8GB PCI ExpressCard SD memory card to use as a dedicated cache device for eBoostr. In order to operate under FAT32 I partitioned it into two partitions of slightly under 4GB each, which I assigned drive letters F: and G: respectively. When I entered the Add Cache Device menu eBoostr recognized both F: and G: and allowed me to select either as a cache device. The cache installed properly. But when I tried to add a cache to the second partition, I couldn’t. No matter which of the two partitions I used as my first cache device, eBoostr no longer displayed the second partition in the list of available devices. Thus, I could build a cache on either F: or G:, but not on both.
Any way around this?
IBM T43p w/ 2GB RAM, XPP SP3 Lexar 8GB PCI Expresscard SD memory card
I am very late to the beta-test, but build 483 seems to be a ‘Release Candidate’ really.
System: Notebook
Pentium M 1,5 GHz, 512 MB Ram
Win XP Home SP3
Installation runs flawlessy, initialisation is very fast and speedtest is faster than light.
I have to say, that i’m using eBoostr 1.1 since some weeks and my license runs out in Jan 2009.
eBoostr 1.1 give me some speed increase but the speedtest runs over one and a half hour (i dont no why).
With eBoostr 3 beta, i become some extra speed (great work) and the speedtest took me only 2-3 minutes. (increase factor 2.4 with eBoostr)
I hope my Vista-Machine is back in the next days, so i can test eBooster 3 on Vista Home Premium, befor the beta-license expires.
Greets
Michael
Hi,
Using Build 782. Very happy with increases in speed and freeing up of computer resources. I wanted to make sure I could narrow down as best as I could that eBoostr appears responsible for these BSODs since installing Build 782.
Have Intel 2.13 Mhz DuoCore with 2 Gb on board RAM and 2 8Gb flash drive sticks dedicated to eBoostr.
Got two BLODs with ‘win32k.sys error on different days after installing Build 782. Did not relate that to eBoostr since I had had some previous video card problems that I had solved. Then yesterday got a BSOD with the following:
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Stop: 0x0000008B (oxCoooooo5, 0x805551AEZ, 0x9cce0BA4, oxooooooo)
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Web searches blamed bad RAM cards and suggested memory diagnostic test. I stalled, not wanting to have to replace a RAM card during holidays.
Then, last night got a BSOD with the following:
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Stop: 0x0000008E (0xc0000005, 0xBF80c061, 0x9EE00910, 0x0000000)
Win32k.sys address BF80c061 base at BF800000, Date Stamp 48ce513A
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Okay, now with the above 2 BSOD messages appearing at the same time and web searches still focusing on RAM cards as the problem, I caved in. stability. I downloaded and used Microsoft’s Windows Memory Diagnostic and after 5 passes, no error in the RAM cards were found.
I can only suggest that something in eBoostr Build 782 is the cause.
Ideas? Suggestions?
Let me know what I might be missing.
Thanks.
John
1. After resuming from hibernate, I opened the control panel and was greeted with a gigantic window. Seeing as the window type has been set to Fixed Single (VB term), I was unable to resize it.
There should be a window size verifier on the restore event.
2. In the exclude list window, my entries are fairly long, and do not show up in it’s entirety.
There are no scrollbars and the window is not resizable. Recommendation to put in horizontal scrollbars, and also to make tooltips: When the cursor hovers over an entry, the tooltip appears with the full entry. This would be very useful for long paths.
3. When choosing exclude by mask in the Cache Viewer, it locates the first . in the path. This causes it to recognize my Username:
I:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.THEMACHINE\Application Data\….
It states by default:
.THEMACHINE\Application Data…
Recommendation: Iterate through all occurences of . until the last one to determine file type. Or search backwards.
That’s all I’ve noticed for now. Hope I’m not being too bothersome… :D
My Beta license expires January 1, 2009. Are license extensions on the way?
