My question is similar to one that is already floating.

I need to know if there is a means to change Power management settings
(standby, hibernate, turn off monitor, etc) through the registry.

I have looked at the keys "hkey_current_user\control panel\powercfg\power
polices\X" and "hkey_users\[sid]\control panel\powercfg\power polices\X"
before and after making changes through the control panel. I HAVE NOT been
successful at causing the control panel "settings section" to pick up changes
made to those keys using regini, even though looking at the key after a
reboot shows the changes are still present. My changes are not even applied
to a newly created user after they have been applied to
"hkey_users\.Default\control panel\powercfg\power polices\X".

I HAVE been able to cause the power scheme section to toggle between the
various choices by editing "hkey_users\[sid]\control
panel\powercfg\CurrentPowerPolicy", but the settings remain the same as the
choice I toggled from. Is there another area that needs changes applied to
make this work?

Thanks.
--
Ron Elliott
BJC Healtcare
St. Louis MO

What about, taking a snapshot of your registry by exporting the whole thing.
Then make the appropriate changes through the GUI - then export the registry
again... run a "diff" the files and see what the gui changed, that should
give you a clear idea of what all is required to change.

Cheers,
G. Samuel Hays

"Ron Elliott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5157A01B-7275-4163-AE62-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My question is similar to one that is already floating.
>
> I need to know if there is a means to change Power management settings
> (standby, hibernate, turn off monitor, etc) through the registry.
>
> I have looked at the keys "hkey_current_user\control panel\powercfg\power
> polices\X" and "hkey_users\[sid]\control panel\powercfg\power polices\X"
> before and after making changes through the control panel. I HAVE NOT been
> successful at causing the control panel "settings section" to pick up
> changes
> made to those keys using regini, even though looking at the key after a
> reboot shows the changes are still present. My changes are not even
> applied
> to a newly created user after they have been applied to
> "hkey_users\.Default\control panel\powercfg\power polices\X".
>
> I HAVE been able to cause the power scheme section to toggle between the
> various choices by editing "hkey_users\[sid]\control
> panel\powercfg\CurrentPowerPolicy", but the settings remain the same as
> the
> choice I toggled from. Is there another area that needs changes applied to
> make this work?
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Ron Elliott
> BJC Healtcare
> St. Louis MO