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How to set up Power Management
in Windows 2000 & Windows XP

If you want to manually set up Power Management, below are the instructions for Windows 2000 and XP. Click for instructions for: Windows 98 | Windows ME. Answers to the most FAQ about Power Management. Go back to Computer Power Management

Note: these instructions and images were taken and modified from www.energystar.gov/powermanagement, a webpage developed by the Cadmus Group.

The directions for Windows XP are exactly the same as Windows 2000. The pictures may be different if you are using XP's default graphical settings but otherwise the directions are the same.

1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel from the Start Menu.

 2. Double click the Display icon in the Control Panel window.

 3. In the Display Properties dialog, click the Screen Saver tab, then click the Power button in the Energy saving features of monitor box.

4. Under Power Schemes, select Home/Office Desk.
Note: Some of the options shown here, such as System Standby and System Hibernates, may not appear on your computer. If this is the case, simply skip the steps that do not apply to you. The options available may vary depending on your computer's capabilities.

 5. Set Turn Off Monitor after 10 minutes.

 6. Set Turn Off Hard Drives to Never.

 7. Set System Standby to Never.

8.Set System Hibernates to Never.

 

9. Click OK.

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