Cannot Save a Custom Power Management Scheme After Upgrade (231663)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
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.
RESOLUTIONWARNING: 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
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/11/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kbprb KB231663 |
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