Hi Lois,
An Administrator can take the following steps to allow non-Administrators to
access Power Options:
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1. Log on as Administrator.
2. Click Start , click Run, and then type "Regedt32" (without the quotation
marks).
3. Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ControlsFolder\
PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy
On the Security menu, click Permissions. Either add the users
separately, or add the users' group and give all the users full control over
this key.
4. Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ControlsFolder\
PowerCfg\PowerPolicies
On the Security menu, click Permissions.
Either add the users separately, or add the users' group and give all
the users full control over this key.
5. In addition, users need to be given the right to shut down the system. To
accomplish this, follow these steps:
a. In Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then
double-click "Local Security Policy".
b. In the left pane, expand Local Policies and click User Rights
Assignment.
c. In the right pane, double-click "Shut down the system", and add each
user individually or add the Users group to this local security policy.
Making these changes will allow normal users to alter power scheme settings
without being added to the Local Administrators group.
Note If users are running Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3), an
Administrator must also provide the users with the "Create Pagefile"
permission.
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David Bullock, MCSE, MCSA, A+
Windows NT/2000/2003 Setup Support
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