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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: Jeronimo_Mc_Kinsley on November 06, 2007, 02:25:31 AM

Title: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
Post by: Jeronimo_Mc_Kinsley on November 06, 2007, 02:25:31 AM

O.K so first of all my specs:
Notebook ASUS C90S
OS:Windows Vista Hom Premium 32 bit
Processor:Intel Core Duo E6600
RAM:2GB

So Windows Vista disabled a few of XP's old wonderful features like defining icons for Default Programs (-.-) and sadly also "Hardware Profiles".
My Question:
Is there anyway to create custom Hardware profiles like in XP ?

I'm asking this cuz like i mentioned in the specs, I've got a notebook and the battery only lasts <1h without deactivating hardware (with it lasts 1:30 h). But after I plugin the laptop I want those that hardware to be activated(startup of course) . If it'S done manually or automatically I don'T care I just want hardware profiles !

Thanx alot

Title: Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
Post by: SuperDave on November 06, 2007, 04:19:40 PM

I found this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/141600
I hope it helps.

Title: Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
Post by: Broni on November 06, 2007, 05:28:22 PM

The above doesn't apply to Vista, but you may check here:
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/windows/2006/12/05/hardware-profiles-in-vista/

Title: Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
Post by: programming_pat on November 06, 2007, 08:48:13 PM

did that answer your question?

Title: Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
Post by: Jeronimo_Mc_Kinsley on November 08, 2007, 07:56:02 AM

Nope sorry guys it didn't help me, but thanx 4 the effort.

To clarify what I mean:
As u can c in the pics I uploaded, I only have one Hardware Profile (that's a windows of one of the Services)  and in the "System Settings" Vista doesn't have any Option to make a Hardware profile.

Maybe there is a way to tweak the registry abit, perhaps with a program ?

[getting disk space - attachment deleted by admin]

Title: Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
Post by: Broni on November 08, 2007, 09:24:13 AM

Simply speaking, Vista doesn't have that option.
Why? I don't know, ask Bill.

Title: Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
Post by: Jeronimo_Mc_Kinsley on November 08, 2007, 11:51:27 PM

Vista must have a pretty big list of things they removed...usefull things they removed -.-

...I'll really ask Bill about this ;-)

Title: Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
Post by: Broni on November 08, 2007, 11:58:06 PM

I'd say with M$, it's normal...
Usually, it goes this way:
They release some new OS, or other program, and 90% of it gets better, but 10% is broken.
But it's not about the number. In many cases that 10% includes some features, which either many people used, or they didn't bother anyone.
Oh well....