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    iStatPro for Vista ?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ethanhunt123, Oct 12, 2007.

  1. ethanhunt123

    ethanhunt123 Notebook Evangelist

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    Is there any widget/applet/gadget in Vista which is similiar to iStatPro ? My MBP feels hotter in Vista, but to see exact temperatures, i have to boot into OS X
     
    ethanhunt123, Oct 12, 2007
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well, there are other gadgets that tell temperature...but as far as I know, there is no iStat Pro equivalent in Windows.

    And I'm not surprised about you feeling its hotter in Vista. The Mac's default fan speed is set much slower in Windows, therefore it heats it up.
     
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    Although there's nothing quite so user-friendly and comprehensive as iStat Pro for Vista, iSlayer (the company that made iStat Pro) does have a few Gadgets for the Sidebar in Vista. Unfortunately, none of these gadgets include a temperature monitor.
    http://www.islayer.com/index.php?op=software

    Speedfan is a free program that allows you to monitor temperatures in Windows. It's not very good though, and it doesn't let you adjust the fan speeds either.
    http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

    There is another program called Input Remapper that, among other things, allows you to adjust fan speed in Windows.
    http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=58373

    Use both programs with care. Either of them, especially the latter one, can seriously screw up your system.
     
    taelrak, Oct 12, 2007
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