Microsoft KB Archive/275873

= Sleep Button and Power Button Have the Same Functionality =

Article ID: 275873

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q275873



SYMPTOMS
When you run Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) on a computer that supports both a sleep button and a power button, the sleep button has the same function as the power button, regardless of the power control settings in Control Panel for the sleep button; if the power button is set to shut down the computer, both buttons shut down the computer.



CAUSE
Windows is interpreting the signal from the sleep button as the same signal that is received from the power button.



Windows 98 Second Edition
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date        Time     Version      Size    File name ---    11/09/2000  08:06pm  4.90.0.3002  84,960  Acpi.sys

Windows Me
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date        Time     Version      Size    File name ---  11/09/2000  08:06pm  4.90.0.3002  84,960  Acpi.sys



Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about Windows Me hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

295413 General Information About Windows Millennium Edition Hotfixes

For additional information about Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

206071 General Information About Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition Hotfixes

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