memory/CPU sucker embedded in OOTP5

morningstar8 · 03-11-2003, 01:37 PM

I love OOTP5. It's a tremendous upgrade to OOTP4, and it's the best baseball sim I know of.

I hate the fact that OOTP5 installs Runservice.exe, a service that starts at runtime, runs whether or not I'm running OOTP5, and which eats up 1,308K of memory.

I'm curious to find out more about the way eLicense works. Does it modify my PC's boot sector, like Macrovision's SafeCast does? I'm a software developer, and I've been considering installing Linux on my main box (where I use OOTP5), and I'll have a tough choice to make if I can't install Linux without horking up OOTP5.

This issue has been very frustrating for TurboTax users this year. See http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...,881013,00.asp for example, or check out the results of a Google search on turbotax drm.

I edited this article to change the subject, originally "trojan embedded in OOTP5". Trojan seems a little bombastic.

PLG · 03-11-2003, 01:41 PM

I have linux/Windows on my machine and running OOTP5 with no problem.

morningstar8 · 03-11-2003, 01:44 PM

Pierre, thanks; that's a relief. I'd really hate to have to choose

Scott Vibert · 03-11-2003, 02:25 PM

From the start up list here:

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup...tup_full.htm#R

N-LicCrtl (runservice.exe) eLicense, licensing system incorporated with some software and games

Code N means the following:

"N" - Not required - typically infrequently used tasks that can be started manually if necessary

BleacherBum · 03-11-2003, 11:52 PM

Go into Services and set the LicCtrl Service to Manual, instead of Automatic. Then it will not run when you start Windows. It will only run when you launch OOTP.

If you are on NT, Win2K, or XP, the single command net stop LicCtrlService will kill the service after you are done with OOTP. You can put this in a batch file with a simple link to it. Or, if you don't want to have to remember this, create a batch file "runootp5" which runs ootp5.exe, and then does the net stop command. This will leave a DOS window open while OOTP is running, but that is a minor concern.

morningstar8 · 03-13-2003, 12:05 AM

BleacherBum, that works; thanks!

Scott, I'll take that as agreement that I can safely set runservice.exe to start manually, and stop it after I exit OOTP5, without affecting OOTP5. I do appreciate your help; the advice I've received here has been much more helpful than the advice I've received from TurboTax "support".

03-11-2003, 01:37 PM	#1
morningstar8 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 82	memory/CPU sucker embedded in OOTP5 I love OOTP5. It's a tremendous upgrade to OOTP4, and it's the best baseball sim I know of. I hate the fact that OOTP5 installs Runservice.exe, a service that starts at runtime, runs whether or not I'm running OOTP5, and which eats up 1,308K of memory. I'm curious to find out more about the way eLicense works. Does it modify my PC's boot sector, like Macrovision's SafeCast does? I'm a software developer, and I've been considering installing Linux on my main box (where I use OOTP5), and I'll have a tough choice to make if I can't install Linux without horking up OOTP5. This issue has been very frustrating for TurboTax users this year. See http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...,881013,00.asp for example, or check out the results of a Google search on turbotax drm. I edited this article to change the subject, originally "trojan embedded in OOTP5". Trojan seems a little bombastic. Last edited by morningstar8; 03-11-2003 at 01:50 PM.

03-11-2003, 01:41 PM	#2
PLG All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montréal, Canada Posts: 640	I have linux/Windows on my machine and running OOTP5 with no problem. __________________ Pierre pierrepage30@hotmail.com If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?

03-11-2003, 01:44 PM	#3
morningstar8 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 82	thanks Pierre Pierre, thanks; that's a relief. I'd really hate to have to choose

03-11-2003, 11:52 PM	#5
BleacherBum All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 672	Go into Services and set the LicCtrl Service to Manual, instead of Automatic. Then it will not run when you start Windows. It will only run when you launch OOTP. If you are on NT, Win2K, or XP, the single command net stop LicCtrlService will kill the service after you are done with OOTP. You can put this in a batch file with a simple link to it. Or, if you don't want to have to remember this, create a batch file "runootp5" which runs ootp5.exe, and then does the net stop command. This will leave a DOS window open while OOTP is running, but that is a minor concern. __________________ Right Field Sucks!

03-13-2003, 12:05 AM	#6
morningstar8 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 82	thanks BleacherBum, that works; thanks! Scott, I'll take that as agreement that I can safely set runservice.exe to start manually, and stop it after I exit OOTP5, without affecting OOTP5. I do appreciate your help; the advice I've received here has been much more helpful than the advice I've received from TurboTax "support".

03-11-2003, 02:25 PM	#4
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,260	From the start up list here: http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup...tup_full.htm#R N-LicCrtl (runservice.exe) eLicense, licensing system incorporated with some software and games Code N means the following: "N" - Not required - typically infrequently used tasks that can be started manually if necessary