Windows – Repair Power Config
Tagged Under : CurrentPowerPolicy, fix registry, Power Config, Powercfg Cpl, regedit, Windows XP
Version: 32.1
Revision: 43 Build 125
Repair Power Config
Introduction: this article was written for a couple of users who has a slight problem with their “Power Config” panel. These issues may be linked to some corrupted registry settings…
1.] Download notepad++ from the original author or from a mirror and install the software.
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/
http://filehippo.com/download_notepad/
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2.] Click Start >> Run >> Type: regedit
3.] On your left panel, navigate to “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCFG”
4.] Right click on “PowerCFG”; choose “Export”, and save it as “old-powercfg.reg”.
Notes: you can save it in another name. But, the extension must be intact!
5.] Now, right click again and choose Delete.
6.] Copy one of these “registries – binary” and save it as a “.reg” file.
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg] "CurrentPowerPolicy"="0" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy] "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,\ 00,00,00,10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,80,00,00,00,00,01,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,80,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,80,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,80,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,04,00,00,c0,01,00,00,00,\ 05,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,\ 00,16,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\0] "Name"="Home/Office Desk" "Description"="This scheme is suited to most home or desktop computers that are left plugged in all the time." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,32,32,00,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,3d,77,2e,f2,07,00,84,03,00,00,84,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,01,01,64,50,64,64,91,7c [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\1] "Name"="Portable/Laptop" "Description"="This scheme is designed for extended battery life for portable computers on the road." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,08,07,00,00,2c,01,00,\ 00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\2] "Name"="Presentation" "Description"="This scheme keeps the monitor on for doing presentations." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,\ 00,01,01,50,50,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\3] "Name"="Always On" "Description"="This scheme keeps the computer running so that it can be accessed from the network. Use this scheme if you do not have network wakeup hardware." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,84,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,07,00,\ 00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\4] "Name"="Minimal Power Management" "Description"="This scheme keeps the computer on and optimizes it for high performance." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,\ 00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\5] "Name"="Max Battery" "Description"="This scheme is extremely aggressive for saving power." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,05,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,78,00,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,3c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b4,00,00,\ 00,01,01,64,32,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\6] "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,3d,77,2e,f2,07,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,07,00,\ 00,00,01,64,64,64,64,91,7c "Name"="Power4 Gear" "Description"="Power4 Gear PowerScheme"
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Copyright 2001-2009 Lair360
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg] "CurrentPowerPolicy"="0" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy] "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,\ 00,00,00,10,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,04,00,00,c0,01,00,00,00,\ 04,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,\ 00,12,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\0] "Name"="Home/Office Desk" "Description"="This scheme is suited to most home or desktop computers that are left plugged in all the time." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,3d,77,2e,f2,07,00,b4,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,58,02,00,00,58,02,00,\ 00,01,01,64,64,64,64,91,7c [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\1] "Name"="Portable/Laptop" "Description"="This scheme is designed for extended battery life for portable computers on the road." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,08,07,00,00,2c,01,00,\ 00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\2] "Name"="Presentation" "Description"="This scheme keeps the monitor on for doing presentations." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,\ 00,01,01,50,50,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\3] "Name"="Always On" "Description"="This scheme keeps the computer running so that it can be accessed from the network. Use this scheme if you do not have network wakeup hardware." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,84,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,07,00,\ 00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\4] "Name"="Minimal Power Management" "Description"="This scheme keeps the computer on and optimizes it for high performance." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,\ 00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\5] "Name"="Max Battery" "Description"="This scheme is extremely aggressive for saving power." "Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,05,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,78,00,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,3c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b4,00,00,\ 00,01,01,64,32,64,64,00,00
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Copyright 2001-2009 Lair360
7.] Double click on the correspondent registry file.
When alerted, just click “Yes” to add the following registry strings into the library.
8.] Reboot your computer for the changes to take effect.
9.] Go to your “Power scheme” again to see if your power settings are restored to their defaults.
10.] Done!
Notes: some users and reader had notify me their problems when they double-clicked on the reg-file. To solve this issues, please use this method…
1.] Save the registry file to on your computer
2.] Open the Registry by clicking Start >> Run -> Type: regedit >> OK
3.] Click File >> Import
4.] Navigate to the saved file and click “Open”
5.] Confirm the Import…
That is all folks! Go and drink a cup of tea!!







