Set Advanced Power Options

[tyrant1969]

I am looking for a way to tweak the registry such that the "Advanced" tab "Power Buttons" settings under the "Power Options" applet in the control panel can all be set to "Do nothing".

I've found ways to adjust the power scheme, but the advanced tab appears to be a separate function from the power scheme.

I need this as a registry tweak so I can push it out to something like 200+ laptops and this is a "per-user" setting, so doing it as the administrator at the time of build really is not an option.

Any thoughts?

 

[linney]

I haven't really checked these links out, sorry, but see if anything looks useful.

Power Options disabled on XP notebook
thread779-999954

GPO / logon solution for power saving modes?
thread779-1303000

How to use Powercfg.exe in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324347

To use Windows Power Options, you must have a computer that is set up by the manufacturer to support these features. For more information, see the documentation that came with your computer.

See if there are any worthwhile clues to be found in these semi-related links?

Power Schemes Do Not Save in Windows XP

http://support.gateway.com/s/issues/1-708807845.shtml

Registry location to check.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Controls Folder\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies

http://groups.google.com/groups?sourceid=navclient&q=power+scheme+problem+windows+xp

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...ent&q=power%2Bscheme%2Bproblem%2Bwindows%2Bxp

Access Is Denied When Use a Limited User Account and Try to Edit Settings for Power Schemes(Q307066)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307066&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH