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  • [Deleted User]
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    savemoney wrote: »
    If he at Uni in the halls I make sure he has some insurance

    When I got my Dell last year I binned Vista for XP and later put sp3 on battery last longer on XP as processor doesn't have as much work to do on idle compared with Vista

    Were you using Windows Vista Battery Saver?
  • savemoney
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    Yes kept in minimum power for battery, maximum for mains
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