Energy options lost

[Guest]

Hi

I posted this already in "XP Basics", but this was probably not the right
thing to do. So I repeat it here with the same wording. Thanks.

With my Notebook, I've lost all Energy options, i.e. the drop down field is
completely empty and I even can't set new time outs and consequently no new
Energy options schemes. The PC still behaves according to the most recent
setting, but I would like to switch between say continuous mains and
economical battery operation. Content of the remaining tab 2 to 5 is not
troubled, and I prefer and set Hibernate as std shutdown procedure.

How to restore energy options? Tanks in advance
flowe

 

[Guest]

Your best shot at repair is a Restore point in System Restore. You would need
a clean install to rebuild it from scratch. I am assuming you have somehow
damaged the registry entries for Energy settings.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Hi

I posted this already in "XP Basics", but this was probably
not the right
thing to do. So I repeat it here with the same wording.
Thanks.

With my Notebook, I've lost all Energy options, i.e. the
drop down field is
completely empty and I even can't set new time outs and
consequently no new
Energy options schemes. The PC still behaves according to the
most recent
setting, but I would like to switch between say continuous
mains and
economical battery operation. Content of the remaining tab 2
to 5 is not
troubled, and I prefer and set Hibernate as std shutdown
procedure.

How to restore energy options? Tanks in advance
flowe

Before attempting the following procedure you might want to go
to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools ->
System Restore and create a restore point. See the "Create
Restore Points Manually" section of this article for more info.

Windows XP System Restore Is Easy to Use
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/getstarted/ballew_03may19.mspx

Once you've created a restore point you can move on to editing
your system's registry to see if it fixes your problem.

Go to Start -> Run and enter regedit.exe in the Open box.
Click OK.
In the right hand pane, click on the + signs to navigate to
this registry key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies

There should be 6 subkeys under this key numbered 0 through 5.
Those represent the 6 default power schemes that were present
when Windows XP was installed.
You want to leave these subkeys alone right now.
Right click on any subkeys that are numbered greater than 5.
Select Delete from the menu.
Close the registry editor when you've deleted all the extra
power schemes.
Go back to Control Panel and check in Power Options to see if
you have restored the default schemes.

If you've deleted all the extra schemes and you still don't
have the default power schemes download and run the registry
fix available here;

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
Line 204, right hand column, Restore Power
Schemes/Configuration
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Guest]

Hi Nepatsfan

thanks for your very solid and thrustworthy proposals.
I'll be back here after the recovery operation!

flowe

 

[Guest]

Before attempting the following procedure you might want to go
to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools ->
System Restore and create a restore point.

Very good suggestion, although I needn't revert to it.

Go to Start -> Run and enter regedit.exe in the Open box.
Click OK. In the right [left?] hand pane, click on the + signs
to navigate to this registry key.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies

There should be 6 subkeys under this key numbered 0 through 5.
Those represent the 6 default power schemes that were present
when Windows XP was installed.

I found a lot more with higher numbers, resulting from fiddling with
different settings and storing each under a private, descriptive name.

It probably only takes so many, probably 16? until the whole is locked?
Remarkably, deleted schemes appear not anymore in the options dialog,
but are not really removed from registry and in the end clog the system.

I deleted all entries in excess of no 5.

Close the registry editor when you've deleted all the extra
power schemes.
Go back to Control Panel and check in Power Options to see if
you have restored the default schemes.

This was not the case, so probably something hidden is involved too,
probably the total number of previous and then deleted private sets.

If you've deleted all the extra schemes and you still don't
have the default power schemes download and run the registry
fix available here;

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
Line 204, right hand column, Restore Power
Schemes/Configuration
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

This I did - with one snag. The Kelly file could be opened, but did not
allow to be saved, for unknown reasons. I had to copy and paste
it into Notepad for normal save with extention *.reg.

Doubble click on the reg file re-established the original state in registry,
and all the 6 original options re-appeared in the energy options dialog.

What it doesn't seem to like are private schemes under privates names.
But this is not really needed, as the preset schemes can be modified
and new time-out entries made permanent with the "apply" button.
The next time you revert to the same scheme, the private entries are
presented to be applied again.

As I said in the OP, I never use Standby, but only Hibernate, since this is
a lot faster and the PC (Notebook) really ceases all activity and energy
consumption. Regarding this, I read somewhere never to use Standby
and Hibernate in succession, but only one of them.

Good luck
Nepatsfan

Yes, lucky I am: problem solved!
Many thanks again for your very concise guidance.

flowe
from Zurich, Switzerland

 

[Nepatsfan]

In

Before attempting the following procedure you might want to
go
to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools ->
System Restore and create a restore point.

Very good suggestion, although I needn't revert to it.

Go to Start -> Run and enter regedit.exe in the Open box.
Click OK. In the right [left?] hand pane, click on the +
signs
to navigate to this registry key.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies

There should be 6 subkeys under this key numbered 0 through
5.
Those represent the 6 default power schemes that were
present
when Windows XP was installed.

I found a lot more with higher numbers, resulting from
fiddling with
different settings and storing each under a private,
descriptive name.

It probably only takes so many, probably 16? until the whole
is locked?
Remarkably, deleted schemes appear not anymore in the options
dialog,
but are not really removed from registry and in the end clog
the system.

I deleted all entries in excess of no 5.

Close the registry editor when you've deleted all the extra
power schemes.
Go back to Control Panel and check in Power Options to see
if
you have restored the default schemes.

This was not the case, so probably something hidden is
involved too,
probably the total number of previous and then deleted
private sets.

If you've deleted all the extra schemes and you still don't
have the default power schemes download and run the registry
fix available here;

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
Line 204, right hand column, Restore Power
Schemes/Configuration
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

This I did - with one snag. The Kelly file could be opened,
but did not
allow to be saved, for unknown reasons. I had to copy and
paste
it into Notepad for normal save with extention *.reg.

Doubble click on the reg file re-established the original
state in registry,
and all the 6 original options re-appeared in the energy
options dialog.

What it doesn't seem to like are private schemes under
privates names.
But this is not really needed, as the preset schemes can be
modified
and new time-out entries made permanent with the "apply"
button.
The next time you revert to the same scheme, the private
entries are
presented to be applied again.

As I said in the OP, I never use Standby, but only Hibernate,
since this is
a lot faster and the PC (Notebook) really ceases all activity
and energy
consumption. Regarding this, I read somewhere never to use
Standby
and Hibernate in succession, but only one of them.

Good luck
Nepatsfan

Yes, lucky I am: problem solved!
Many thanks again for your very concise guidance.

flowe
from Zurich, Switzerland

You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let us know how
you were able to fix the problem.

Nepatsfan