Re: Group Policy for Power Settings

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Thank you!

-Douglas

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Douglas wrote:
>
>> Is there a group policy that I can set that will accomplish the items
>> below?
>>
>> Turn off Hibernation option
>> Set Monitor Off to 4 hours
>> Never turn off Hard Drives
>> Never put system in standby
> Hi,
>
> You might be interested in this one:
>
> ENERGY STAR's free EZ GPO tool allows a network admin to
> centrally control power management settings using a GPO
> Administrative Template
>
> EZ GPO
> http://www.terranovum.com/projects/energystar/ez_gpo.html
> http://www.terranovum.com/docs/energystar/EZ_GPO/doc.html
>
>
> If all computers have WinXP SP2 installed, and the users are local
> administrators, here is an alternative I think (e.g. run from a script
> at logon):
>
> SP2 for WinXP includes a new command line utility powercfg.exe that
> might be able to help you out. In a command prompt, run powercfg.exe /?
> for help, as well as:
>
> How to use Powercfg.exe in Windows Server 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324347
>
> And if the users are not local administrators:
>
> In the links below you will find a description on how to configure
> a computer to allow normal users to alter power scheme settings
> without being added to the Local Administrators group.
>
> http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.cs.server/msg/3716dfb73f01161a?hl=en
>
> and
>
> Subject: RE: XP. Rigts to change power schema
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
> http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?threadm=uEgNmYgsDHA.3536%40tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl
>
> and
> http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBN/tip6700/rh6778.htm
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx


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