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Vista Battery Saver For Laptops!

Posted By: BioTecK on Friday 17 October 2008 with 22 Comments

Some time ago when I had my doubt about switching my OS from XP to Vista, I wrote a post called :To Vista Or Not To Vista. Axioblogger from Axioblog left me a message and he told me this:

“Vista is cool. I like it well maybe I don’t use a lot of programs just the basic programs. The only thing is that vista uses a lot of battery power if you are using it on a laptop.”

Well, as I don’t have Vista running on my laptop so this wasn’t an issue for me. However while I was surfing around I came across this website: Vista Battery Saver.

Vista Batter Saver will save up to 70% of your battery by disabling those nice, but greedy Vista features. Vista Battery Save runs in task bar with private workset of 5.5M and 0% CPU and it will do all the work for you. By enabling and disabling customizable features when power source changed or battery power fall under certain percent.

Like I said: I don’t have a laptop with Vista installed on it, but this can be a good and great tip for those with vista running on there laptops!

Publisher: Tamirk
Requires: Windows Vista Home Premium and up version, running on notebook computer
Language: English
License: Microsoft Permissive License. (According to the Free Software Foundation, it is a free software license and is compatible with the GNU GPL version 3)
Download size: 941 KB
Download Vista Battery Saver: Click…
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  • axioblogger said:
    17 October 2008 at 08:12

    Thanks for the link. I would check out the site. I hope it can make my laptop battery to last for, at least 1 hr 30 mins (if possible).

  • shaxx said:
    17 October 2008 at 10:35

    based on the shots, it is about disabling aero. I do not use aero stuffs as I know they take lots of juice from the battery. My standard battery can still last about 2 hours on active usage with low power option turned on when in battery.

    shaxx´s last blog post..Side Income with Project Wonderful

  • vicky from teak furniture said:
    17 October 2008 at 15:44

    Thanks for sharing good information.

  • Metz - Empty Streets said:
    17 October 2008 at 19:03

    This is definitely one of the most sought data about vista optimization I’ve been looking around for :) thanks a bunch :) and yes please more :)

    Metz – Empty Streets´s last blog post..Behind the Scenes with David Archuleta – Photo Shoot

  • yanjiaren said:
    17 October 2008 at 22:30

    Anything that helps conserve energy is part of going green. Great review!

    yanjiaren´s last blog post..A big thank you to Today.com and my readers.

  • John D said:
    18 October 2008 at 10:33

    Very nice tip. This will be something to use when i get a laptop. If you want to further reduce power usage, switch to XP. ;)

    John D´s last blog post..Free Mouse Pad

  • web talk said:
    19 October 2008 at 10:22

    personally speaking apart from disabling aero theme and the sidebar i also deactivate some services in the administrative tool. i also use the classic theme which is a time saver theme in Vista and XP!

    web talk´s last blog post..Windows Vista doesn’t shut down

  • reddebt said:
    19 October 2008 at 17:54

    i guess, you really like vista a lots. Thanks for the tips. :idea:

    reddebt´s last blog post..What do you know about Sleep Debt?

  • BioTecK (author) said:
    19 October 2008 at 20:09

    Sure! No problem AxioBlogger. Let me know how long your battery lasts with this small app running! :wink:

    Yep.. They do use a lot of battery when used on a laptop Shaxx! :wink:

    No problem Vicky From Teak Furniture, I hope you liked it! :wink:

    Your welcome Metz – Empty Streets! :mrgreen:

    Thanks a lot yanjiaren! :D

    Hmm.. Maybe if Vista starts giving me troubles, but to be honest.. I kinda like Vista John D.. :D

    I also have disabled some features which I didn’t liked or needed. Which services did you turn off Web Talk.
    The Classic theme? I stop using it when Windows XP came out! :wink:

  • john - laptop said:
    8 December 2008 at 10:47

    really good post, thank you.

  • BioTecK (author) said:
    12 December 2008 at 07:07

    Sure! No problem john – laptop.. :D

  • Marc Norris said:
    19 January 2009 at 20:23

    Do they make one that works with Windows XP? Sure, there aren’t a lot of power hungry features on it, but any battery savings would help.

    Marc Norris´s last blog post..Five Uses for your Old Laptop

  • BioTecK (author) said:
    20 January 2009 at 06:11

    I don’t know.. Haven’t heard about that actually Marc Norris.. I’ll see what I can find! :wink:

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    21 February 2009 at 04:31

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  • BioTecK (author) said:
    26 February 2009 at 06:37

    Your welcome Laptop Power Battery!

  • Bodyc said:
    12 April 2009 at 10:41

    Greatings,
    Interesting, I`ll quote it on my site later.

    Thank you
    Bodyc

  • BioTecK (author) said:
    16 April 2009 at 18:57

    Hi Bodyc!
    Yeah, that would be wonderful! :wink:

  • Ewan - Calling Cards said:
    24 April 2009 at 21:30

    If you are just an average PC user – you may be able to live with Vista.
    For professionals who is using advanced software from different vendors I would suggest to stay away for at least few more years – there is TOO many compatibility issues…
    Just today my friend could not install Nero that he bought less than a year ago on new Windows Vista laptop.

  • BioTecK (author) said:
    27 April 2009 at 20:51

    I’m running Vista since September last year and so far nothing bad happend, not even a BSOD Ewan – Calling Cards. However, Vista will never beat XP.. Let’s wait and see what Windows Se7en does! :wink:

  • r4ds said:
    11 June 2009 at 10:39

    good info, thanks.

    r4ds´s last blog post..A Mixed ON Product with Attributes

  • R4 Cards said:
    19 June 2009 at 10:37

    Thank you for the post :D This could help with a lot cheers!

  • Laptops under 300 dollars said:
    30 September 2009 at 03:07

    Battery life is probably the biggest topic among laptop users. Good to see another article on the topic. Aero is over rated in my opinion so turning it off is well worth the savings.