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RE: Two more devices to disable

seger wrote:

Is this what you're referring to?

Possibly - but the method is not, as far as I can see, available to users of the Windows "Classic" desktop.

I wanted to rid cMP's browsing GUI of XP-derived clutter but "tips" off a variety of web sites proved flakey (though TweakUI is fine for hiding system partitions). However, I found the Registry edits I cited to be reliable: it's a tiny cosmetic point, no more.

On a more substantive note, as cutting system power consumption is a cMP2 design goal, users might like to try this simple "optimisiation".

Measure the power drawn by the monitor as its brightness is turned down. (How to do this depends on whether your monitor is mains- or DC-powered.)

At first, the draw falls as the brightness is cut but it then levels off. Obviously, stop just as it starts to level off. At it is probably now a shade dark, raise the contrast slightly to restore legibility as that doesn't increase the draw.

I cut the power consumed by my monitor by about a third this way.

Best

Dave



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