Turn Off Bluetooth + Battery Life

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. 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.

Hi,
the differences in battery life between OSX and Windows are 'normal' !
The Apple Drivers for Windows lack the special energy savings feature that Apple has implemented with OSX.
To my knowledge the only way to turn of bluetooth in Windows is to use the Device Manager (Control Panel - System - Hardware) and deactivate the bluetooth device.
Regards
Stefan

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