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Jeronimo_Mc_Kinsley

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    [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
    « 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 !

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    Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
    « Reply #1 on: November 06, 2007, 04:19:40 PM »
    I found this:
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/141600
    I hope it helps.
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    Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
    « Reply #2 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/
    « Last Edit: November 08, 2007, 09:22:25 AM by Broni »

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      Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
      « Reply #3 on: November 06, 2007, 08:48:13 PM »
      did that answer your question?

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        Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
        « Reply #4 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 ?

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        Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
        « Reply #5 on: November 08, 2007, 09:24:13 AM »
        Simply speaking, Vista doesn't have that option.
        Why? I don't know, ask Bill.

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          Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
          « Reply #6 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 ;-)
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          Re: [Windows Vista] - How do u create hardware profiles ?
          « Reply #7 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....