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    auto disabling windows vista aero.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mikebob, Mar 28, 2008.

  1. mikebob

    mikebob Notebook Geek

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    I have recently been using windows blinds for my laptop but now I have switched back to the originals vista skin.

    Before I installed windowsblinds when the laptop is run on batteries the transparancy is disabled. And when i plug it in, it is enabled.

    But now, it does not do that. It is always stuck with transparancy enabled, or if I disable it, it remains disabled.

    Since I want to save some batteries how can i enable the disabling of the transparancy on batteries?
    is it some sort of update that has changed this power setting?

    My laptop is a DV2700 HP laptop.
     
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  2. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    I dunno, it does that out of the box for me. You might be able to change it in the power options
     
    JCMS, Mar 28, 2008
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    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    I use it. It does a great job with zero side effects. When I read the OP I immediately thought that he probably had this installed originally.

    Gary
     
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  5. mikebob

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    do you think windowsblinds has disabled it in someway?
     
    mikebob, Mar 28, 2008
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    i just tried it out wow....the battery savings! but it takes lots of ram though ~7mb
     
    mikebob, Mar 28, 2008
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