Re: power settings lost

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With the exception of sound drivers for my Sound Blaster Live! card, i use
the inherent drivers of XP. The board is a less-than-1-year-old Abit with a
11/'04 BIOS date. There is an update, which i will flash soon. I finally just
used the universal Windows fix-all- a clean install. Docs are all on another
drive, for safety's sake.
And, have you tried installing SP2? Talk about a hazard! It takes 2-4 times
to get it in and stable!
But, my big question is- where is the config file with all of the power
mgmnt. settings,and what is it called? If i can edit the boot.ini file i can
handle that if i can find it.

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Yes, the product is 'inherently unstable' when using incompatible or corrupt drivers for devices. Power Options usually have
> something to do with the BIOS, and compatibility for XP's ACPI. (The standby feature). You probably need a better BIOS.
>
> --
> Mark L. Ferguson
> FAQ for Windows Antispy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
> "tuxtyro" <tuxtyro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:6B5F7166-69C3-45AF-9178-64D1335B4595@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > not sure how, but i've lost most of the power settings. And, they don't stay
> > when i save them from the gui. So, can someone help with setting the correct
> > config to get my settings back? I've done 'Repair' from boot and have tried
> > Run> sfc /scannow. Neuther has correct the issue. I'd REALLY rather not do a
> > clean install, but it is looking like the product is just so inherently
> > unstable that i have no choice.
>
>
>
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