how to Apply power settings

[GrimSage]

I was wondering if anyone knew how to apply different power settings surring an install. I am on a laptop and I hate it when I close my lid it turns off or that if I am on power it decides to standby after 15 min. Is there anyway to change this durring the install?

I tried createing reg files that seemed to change when I changed the settings but it wont let me use them. says "Error Accessing Registry"

[MasterControl]

Check this out! (Very Informative!!!)

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NOTE: You can use Powercfg.exe to configure computers if you perform an unattended Setup or if you use scripts after the installation.

Powercfg.exe is designed to work on Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 family. It may work on other operating systems, such as Windows 2000; however, Microsoft does not guarantee that it will work on other operating systems and does not support its use. If you use this tool on other operating systems, use it at your own risk. To view the parameters that you can use with Powercfg.exe, type powercfg /? at a command prompt or search the Help files for "powercfg."

Microsoft Article

Also, look @ XtremeMaCs' post

Post on configuring "Power Scheme"

[rdalling]

I change mine in cmdlines.txt

cmdlines.txt

   "REGEDIT /S d:\XP_Installed_Programs\XPUserSettingsHKCU.reg"

XPUserSettingsHKCU.reg

...;Custom Power settings  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg]"CurrentPowerPolicy"="3"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy]"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,\  00,00,00,10,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,04,00,00,c0,01,00,00,00,\  04,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,01,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,\  00,16,00,00,00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\0]"Name"="Home/Office Desk""Description"="This scheme is suited to most home or desktop computers that are left plugged in all the time.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,58,02,00,\  00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\1]"Name"="Portable/Laptop""Description"="This scheme is designed for extended battery life for portable computers on the road.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\  00,00,01,00,00,00,14,f2,06,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,08,07,00,00,2c,01,00,\  00,01,01,64,50,64,64,95,71
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\2]"Name"="Presentation""Description"="This scheme keeps the monitor on for doing presentations.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,\  00,01,01,50,50,64,64,00,00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\3]"Name"="Always On""Description"="This scheme keeps the computer running so that it can be accessed from the network.  Use this scheme if you do not have network wakeup hardware.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,04,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\  00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\4]"Name"="Minimal Power Management""Description"="This scheme keeps the computer on and optimizes it for high performance.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,\  00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\5]"Name"="Max Battery""Description"="This scheme is extremely aggressive for saving power.""Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,05,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,78,00,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,3c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b4,00,00,\  00,01,01,64,32,64,64,00,00

Roger

[GrimSage]

huh... Before it wouldnt let me add the power settings to the registry. said it couldnt find it or something. but now it does not seem to ahve a problem