Power management and user profiles

[Guest]

I have computer with few profiles in it. If I change power options like
administrator, changes are applyed in current profile but not for the other
user profiles on the computer. How to apply the same setting for all the
profiles in the machine?
For example I want to make harddisks never turn off.
Thanks for a help!

 

[James Wetzel]

I didn't see if you specified whether or not you're in a AD domain. If so,
you can use a GPO to set power settings per machine. You'll need a GPO
template you can download from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
website at http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_pm_ez_gpo

If you're not in an AD domain the EPA has other tools at
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_management

 

[Guest]

Thank you but don't use any domain. I just want to set-up all the rpofiles at
same time, with no additional operations. That's my problem.

 

[Guest]

Alex,

I found that if you are logged in as administrator set your power settings.
Log in as a different user and go through these steps:

My Computer
On the Tools Menu
Goto Folder Options
View
Click Show hidden Files, Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types
Uncheck hide protected operating systems files

Log in as a different user
Goto My Computer
Goto Local Disk
Documents and Settings
Administrator
Hit "CTRL" "A"
Hit "CTRL" "C"

Go up one view
Goto Default User
Hit "CTRL" "V"

Log in as a different user to see if all of your power schemes are setup
correctly. If not, do the administrator copy again underneath that user.