EZ Wizard is a simple program that will enable power management
on your monitor in seconds.
EZ Wizard will:
- Ask how long you want your system to sit idle before it goes
to sleep: 10, 15, or 20 minutes.
- Ask if you want to be able to see your screen saver before
the monitor goes to sleep.
Turn on the ENERGY
STAR features that
work with your monitor.
- Enable the existing power management functionality of Windows
(95/98/ME/2000/XP).
If you want to return the system to its previous settings, simply
run EZ Wizard again. EZ Wizard will ask if you want to change
the current settings or reset to the old settings. If you select
reset, the system will be returned to the ENERGY
STAR state that was
in place prior to running EZ Wizard.
What does EZ Wizard look like? It follows the basic wizard
paradigm, providing information and a single option per page,
with set buttons at the bottom for navigation. (Note that,
on the sample screenshots, the buttons may vary depending on your
system's configuration.)
When the program starts, it first checks to see if ENERGY
STAR is already in
use. If not, it will prompt you for activation:
The next screen requests that you select the idle time before
which the monitor will go to sleep. If ENERGY
STAR was already active,
this will be the first screen you will see (with a slightly different
message):
If you select a time that is less than the current screen saver
time, an option is provided to move the screen saver time so that
it will appear before the monitor goes to sleep:
If selected, the screen saver time will be set to 1 minute before
the sleep time.
Finally, ENERGY STAR
is activated, and a notification screen is presented:
If your system is running Windows NT, the program will recognize
this and inform you that ENERGY
STAR cannot be activated.
No other options will be provided.
If you have run EZ Wizard previously, the program will allow
you to reset to your previous ENERGY
STAR settings.
In this case, you will see an introductory screen asking if a
reset or modification is desired:
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