reinstall power management APM?

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Anthony Ewell

Hi All,


I just installed XP-Pro on a motherboard that had
its BIOS power management APM disabled. This means
that when XP shuts down, you have to press the power
button to get it to turn off.

I realize that I can get this functionality back
by doing an in place reinstall (after enabling the BIOS).

But, I am hoping some kind soul knows of an easier way.

Many thanks,
--Tony
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Hi Tony,

In a normal installation, you should only need to enable it in Power
Options, not the BIOS, enabling both can cause conflicts. APM is not enabled
by default in a standard WinXP installation (why? I don't know, I believe it
has to do with not all systems using APM properly supporting the sleep
modes).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Anthony said:
I just installed XP-Pro on a motherboard that had
its BIOS power management APM disabled. This means
that when XP shuts down, you have to press the power
button to get it to turn off.

I realize that I can get this functionality back
by doing an in place reinstall (after enabling the BIOS).

But, I am hoping some kind soul knows of an easier way.
Click to expand...

Take a look in Control Panel - Power Options to see if there *is* an APM
page, on which you can enable it. If not, the repair reinstall will be
needed
 
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