Battery Optimizer?

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I have a Compaq laptop bought 18 months ago and the pre-installed version of
XP had a battery optimizer. A week ago I bought an HP laptop whose
pre-installed XP lacks the optimizer.
a) Has that feature generally been discontinued?
b) I have the XP CDs that I got with the old laptop. Could I try to install
that feature on the new machine or will that reinstall XP completely and
possibly wreak havoc?

Thanks,
A.

 

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mangosorbet007 wrote:
> I have a Compaq laptop bought 18 months ago and the pre-installed version of
> XP had a battery optimizer. A week ago I bought an HP laptop whose
> pre-installed XP lacks the optimizer.
> a) Has that feature generally been discontinued?
> b) I have the XP CDs that I got with the old laptop. Could I try to install
> that feature on the new machine or will that reinstall XP completely and
> possibly wreak havoc?
>
> Thanks,
> A.

What makes you think that the battery optimizer is an XP feature and not
an OEM-added feature? If you try to install something from another OWM
disk it might violate the EULA and your warranty.

 

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On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:41:03 -0800, mangosorbet007 wrote:

> I have a Compaq laptop bought 18 months ago and the pre-installed version of
> XP had a battery optimizer. A week ago I bought an HP laptop whose
> pre-installed XP lacks the optimizer.
> a) Has that feature generally been discontinued?
> b) I have the XP CDs that I got with the old laptop. Could I try to install
> that feature on the new machine or will that reinstall XP completely and
> possibly wreak havoc?
>
> Thanks,
> A.

Sometimes computer manufacturer's add things to a Windows setup. This is
probably the case with the "battery optimizer." Was this a program that ran
down the battery and then recharged it? Useful with the older laptop
battery types but deemed unnecessary with the newer ones.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User