Microsoft KB Archive/231663

= Cannot Save a Custom Power Management Scheme After Upgrade =

Article ID: 231663

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q231663



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade your Microsoft Windows 95-based or Microsoft Windows 98-based computer to Windows 98 Second Edition, you may not be able to save a custom power management scheme.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if you have a custom power management scheme that was created before you upgraded to Windows 98 Second Edition.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To work around this issue, use Registry Editor to remove all but the default subkeys 0, 1, and 3 in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Powercfg\PowerPolicies



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

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB231663

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