Battery Optimizer?

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I have a Compaq laptop bought 18 months ago and the pre-installed version of
XP had a battery optimizer. A week ago I bought an HP laptop whose
pre-installed XP lacks the optimizer.
a) Has that feature generally been discontinued?
b) I have the XP CDs that I got with the old laptop. Could I try to install
that feature on the new machine or will that reinstall XP completely and
possibly wreak havoc?

Thanks,
A.
 
mangosorbet007 said:
I have a Compaq laptop bought 18 months ago and the pre-installed version of
XP had a battery optimizer. A week ago I bought an HP laptop whose
pre-installed XP lacks the optimizer.
a) Has that feature generally been discontinued?
b) I have the XP CDs that I got with the old laptop. Could I try to install
that feature on the new machine or will that reinstall XP completely and
possibly wreak havoc?

Thanks,
A.
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What makes you think that the battery optimizer is an XP feature and not
an OEM-added feature? If you try to install something from another OWM
disk it might violate the EULA and your warranty.
 
I have a Compaq laptop bought 18 months ago and the pre-installed version of
XP had a battery optimizer. A week ago I bought an HP laptop whose
pre-installed XP lacks the optimizer.
a) Has that feature generally been discontinued?
b) I have the XP CDs that I got with the old laptop. Could I try to install
that feature on the new machine or will that reinstall XP completely and
possibly wreak havoc?

Thanks,
A.
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Sometimes computer manufacturer's add things to a Windows setup. This is
probably the case with the "battery optimizer." Was this a program that ran
down the battery and then recharged it? Useful with the older laptop
battery types but deemed unnecessary with the newer ones.
 
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