Microsoft KB Archive/192512

= Battery Alarm Settings Lost If Power Meter Settings Changed =

Article ID: 192512

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q192512



SYMPTOMS
If you change settings on the Alarms tab in the Power Management tool and then change settings using the Power Meter icon on the taskbar, the settings you previously changed on the Alarms tab are lost when you shut down Windows. The alarm settings revert to the values saved from the previous Windows session.



RESOLUTION
To prevent the settings on the Alarms tab from being lost when you shut down Windows, follow these steps:


 * 1) Right-click the Power Meter icon on the taskbar, and then click Adjust Power Properties.
 * 2) On the Power Meter tab, click the Show Details For Each Battery check box to select or clear it as desired.
 * 3) On the Advanced tab, click the Show Power Meter On Taskbar check box to clear it, and then click Apply.
 * 4) If desired, click the Show Power Meter On Taskbar check box to select it.
 * 5) Click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: system tray systray HWSYSBAT

Keywords: kbpowerman kbprb KB192512

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