Microsoft KB Archive/96562

= Running Windows 3.1 with Advanced Power Management Systems =

Article ID: 96562

Article Last Modified on 11/23/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q96562



SYMPTOMS
When POWER.EXE is loaded on advanced power management (APM) machine, the Windows Power Control Panel may show incorrect information.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you are running Windows 3.1 on a system with BIOS chips that support APM, and Windows 3.1 is not configured for APM.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, run Windows Setup from your Windows 3.1 disks and select MS-DOS System With APM as the computer type.

This allows Windows power management services to take over power management from POWER.EXE. On computers without APM support, you can safely run POWER.EXE with Windows.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 3.10 win31 6.20

Keywords: KB96562

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