LeetZero
Member
After finishing the install of the Game Booster Premium 2 software, I receive that final "note" with the CD-Key.
I ran Game Booster Premium 2 and clicked Upgrade, copy-pasted the key in and pressed "Activate now". The problem occurs after that, it says:
Help appreciated, also, I think I am not the only one who is experiencing this issue at the moment.
I just tried 5 minutes ago - and it activated ok.
Must say - I'm not terribly impressed. Flashy and cluttered with not a lot of substance behind.
The "ultimate system performance and speed" tweaks are purely cosmetic and will probably have no noticeable effect on your gaming (Disable 8.3 filenames, or let crashed apps die faster, or shut down windows faster?)
Game Booster Premium seems to be more of a marketing vehicle for all of ioBits other software products instead of a simple tool that does what you really need with a minimum of fuss. (Maybe someone thinks more buttons and graphs makes it better value for money?)
I'll stick with my current tool (Game Prelauncher) that is extremely simple and works really well. Doesn't pretend to be use rocket science for something that is actually a really simple operation.
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru
I've recommended the free version of Game Booster to several friends who have had problems running particular games and they have always come back and told me the program worked well.
I've not had to use it so far, though may have to soon when Battlefield 3 is released (unless I can afford to update my computer before its release)
I'll have to check Game Prelauncher not heard of it until now. Thanks for the heads up BuBBy.
Edit:
I see your point about all of the extraneous features on the GUI. All it’s trying to do is impress.
I remember a story (from over 30 years ago) that one of my trainers recounted when I was training to be a terminal equipment technician while in the army.
“A guy was using an AVO meter (measures Amps, Voltage and Ohms {resistance} hence AVO meter), and was making out to someone who knew nothing of such things how ‘technical the thing was (though anyone acquainted with electrical paraphernalia will know it’s one of the most basic tools an electromechanical engineer would own (apart from one of those insulated screwdrivers with a light inside to warn of a current flow). The guy was trying to blind the person with technicalities when all he was showing was a blown fuse. You could have seen that it was blown without the equipment because most fuses found within electrical hardware are glass tubes with the fuse wire clearly visible”.
I’ve not used Game Booster for quite some time because I’ve not needed to. It’s had a few upgrades since I last used it and cannot remember it being so over the top. It was a simple piece of software the last time I booted it up without all the bells and whistles
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