- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Date added: June 25, 2007
- Total Downloads: 3,751
- Downloads last week: 8
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 12 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
It duplicates Windows functionality, but this freeware power settings app also adds a search box to your desktop and lets you know how much C02 you didn't create. CO2 Saver's interface is barely more than a search box and an options menu. Most could use this app with no instruction, and that's about what you get. A single online page serves as the program's introduction and instruction manual.
Setting CO2 Saver's options takes just a minute. You can use a four-option pull-down menu for preset values, or set custom values for Monitor shutdown, Disk Drives stop, and Sleep Mode settings. Each uses radio buttons and pull-downs to set minutes of inactivity before shutting down the item. Each item can be set from one to 9,999 minutes of inactivity. Shutting down the monitor is quick and painless. It's noted that some apps could interfere with shutting down the Disk Drives, but our testers didn't encounter this problem. The utility can initiate sleep mode if the system doesn't go into the desired mode properly. The search box is easily set to use Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask, or A9 for searching. And, of course, you'll get to see how much carbon dioxide you saved with the settings.
You could easily use Windows Power options to manage these settings, but some may like seeing the environmental impact of their changes. C02 Saver is freeware and suitable for anyone.
Publisher's description
From C02 Saver :CO2 Saver is a lightweight program that manages your computer's power usage when it's idle, saving energy and decreasing the demand on your power utility.
The less electricity produced, the fewer harmful emissions and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) are released into the atmosphere.
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This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.9 stars out of 12 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: CO2 Saver 1.0.0.15
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: CO2 Saver 1.0.0.15
Pros: The intentions were good, I guess that's what matters.
Cons: There is no need for this. If you have Windows on your computer, then you already have a utility that does everything this program does. It's called Power Options and you can find it in your Control Panel. Like I said, the intentions were good, I suppose, but this program is not needed, it's just another program you have to run, using up RAM and resources.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: CO2 Saver 1.0.0.15
Pros: really cool features.
Cons: N/A
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: CO2 Saver 1.0.0.15
"just a search bar, nothing more."
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: CO2 Saver 1.0.0.15
Cons: I run W2000, so could not use it. Not specified in requirements.
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