Windows XP laptop's power profile settings only "stick" when my user account is part of the Administ

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Gurus,

Running Windows XP Pro SP3. For some reason, the laptop's power profile
settings only "stick" when my user account is part of the Administrators
group. For example, part of this profile is to never turn off the Display.
Weirdly though, once I remove my account from the Administrators group, the
Display goes ahead and shuts off after 10 minutes of inactivity (the
manufacturer's default). If I put my account back into the Administrators
group again, the Display stays on and does not turn off after 10 minutes of
inactivity. Another example is that I created a custom power scheme, gave
it a unique name (which I see when logged in as my account and when that
account is a member of the Administrators group). But once I remove myself,
I do not see this custom power scheme listed under the Power profile. It
returns only once I, you guessed it, place myself back into the
Administrators group.

 

[Bernd]

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Gurus,

Running Windows XP Pro SP3. For some reason, the laptop's power
profile settings only "stick" when my user account is part of the
Administrators group. For example, part of this profile is to never
turn off the Display. Weirdly though, once I remove my account from the
Administrators group, the Display goes ahead and shuts off after 10
minutes of inactivity (the manufacturer's default). If I put my account
back into the Administrators group again, the Display stays on and does
not turn off after 10 minutes of inactivity. Another example is that I
created a custom power scheme, gave it a unique name (which I see when
logged in as my account and when that account is a member of the
Administrators group). But once I remove myself, I do not see this
custom power scheme listed under the Power profile. It returns only
once I, you guessed it, place myself back into the Administrators group.

Look here:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-135604_35_0.html

Bernd