Turning Off Bluetooth + Battery Life Question

[Confuzzeled23]

Hey Everyone,
I am using XP Pro under bootcamp on a Macbook Aluminum 2.0 Ghz. I was wondering if there was a way to turn off bluetooth to conserve battery life. Also, there is a major difference in battery life between Windows and OS X. In OS X I get about 4 - 5 Hours. Whereas when I'm in XP I get about 2 - 3 Hours. Is this normal?

Thanks.

 

[sosaysiburke]

it could be because of the power options in windows have you checked that? but i was also intrested the blue tooth im not sure if its on or not by default . because i get

 

[sosaysiburke]

it could be because of the power options in windows have you checked that? but i was also intrested the blue tooth im not sure if its on or not by default . because my battery last a little less in windows because i selected preformance in the power preference

 

[omarjk]

Sorry if this sounds patronising, but do you have bluetooth disabled in OS X mode?

If so, perhaps it can switched off through Network Connections? I've never really thought about using bluetooth in XP but will try to find something to help you out.

 

[omarjk]

Hi, here are instructions I found in Windows XP - hope they help.

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss286/omarjk/Picture3.png

Omar