POWERCFG question

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Do the changes made by POWERCFG apply to all uses of the computer?

I'm looking for a solution that will effect all users, existing or created
in the future....

Thanks

Kelvin
 
Kelvin said:
Do the changes made by POWERCFG apply to all uses of the computer?

I'm looking for a solution that will effect all users, existing or created
in the future....

Thanks

Kelvin
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Ask the makers of "POWERCFG?"

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Ask the makers of "POWERCFG?"
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324347
"a utility that was introduced in Windows Server 2003 family. You can
use this tool to access the settings from the Power Options tool in
Control Panel and to set these settings from a command line (if you
are an administrator)."

Don't know why the OP is asking in a Windows XP group about a Windows
2003 Server utility.
 
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VanguardLH said:
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324347
"a utility that was introduced in Windows Server 2003 family.
You can
use this tool to access the settings from the Power Options
tool in
Control Panel and to set these settings from a command line
(if you
are an administrator)."

Don't know why the OP is asking in a Windows XP group about a
Windows
2003 Server utility.
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See what's displayed when you open a command prompt window in
XP and enter powercfg.exe /?.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913622

Quoting from the above KB article.

"Note To use Method 1 or Method 2, you must have Windows XP
Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. These methods use the
Powercfg.exe utility. The Powercfg.exe utility is included in
Windows XP SP2."

Nepatsfan
 
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See what's displayed when you open a command prompt window in XP and
enter powercfg.exe /?.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913622

Quoting from the above KB article.

"Note To use Method 1 or Method 2, you must have Windows XP Service
Pack 2 (SP2) installed. These methods use the Powercfg.exe utility.
The Powercfg.exe utility is included in Windows XP SP2."
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Actually I had meant to link to:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324347/en-us

which discusses Win2003 Server. However, the search on "powercfg"
using Microsoft's huge support knowledgebase has brought up the other
article and somehow I copied that URL instead of this one. However,
as you say, with SP-2 on Windows XP, those users have it, too.

In the #324347 article, it says, "Microsoft does not guarantee that it
will work on other operating systems [than Windows 2003 Server] and
does not support its use."
 
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VanguardLH said:
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See what's displayed when you open a command prompt window
in XP and
enter powercfg.exe /?.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913622

Quoting from the above KB article.

"Note To use Method 1 or Method 2, you must have Windows XP
Service
Pack 2 (SP2) installed. These methods use the Powercfg.exe
utility.
The Powercfg.exe utility is included in Windows XP SP2."
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Actually I had meant to link to:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324347/en-us

which discusses Win2003 Server. However, the search on
"powercfg"
using Microsoft's huge support knowledgebase has brought up
the other
article and somehow I copied that URL instead of this one.
However,
as you say, with SP-2 on Windows XP, those users have it,
too.

In the #324347 article, it says, "Microsoft does not
guarantee that it
will work on other operating systems [than Windows 2003
Server] and
does not support its use."
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I believe that reference in KB324347 is poorly worded and was
meant to refer to other "server" operating systems. Another
Microsoft article provides a different slant on this matter.

The Powercfg.exe tool is not supported in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888742

Nepatsfan
 
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Kelvin said:
Do the changes made by POWERCFG apply to all uses of the
computer?

I'm looking for a solution that will effect all users,
existing or created
in the future....

Thanks

Kelvin
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To answer your question, no they don't. The powercfg command
will only apply to the logged on user and can only be run from
an account that is an administrator.

I'm not enough of an expert to give you a surefire method of
configuring power settings for all current users. I could give
you a few suggestions on what to try, but that could turn out
to be a waste of time for both of us.

What I will suggest is that you post your question to the XP
General newsgroup and instead of asking specifically about the
powercfg command, ask if it's possible to configure power
options for all current users. Make sure to include which
version of XP the computer is running and if it is standalone
system or a member of a domain.

As for configuring power options for future user accounts, you
might want to look into creating a customized default user
profile.

How to create a custom default user profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319974/en-us

Keep in mind that a new user account that is a member of the
Administrator's group will be able to make changes to any
settings in Power Options.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
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