How to Stop XP From Entering Power Save Mode
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends setting the power management system of laptop and desktop computers to enter power save mode after 15-60 minutes of inactivity. This conserves energy and may help prolong the life of your hardware. By default, modern operating systems comply with this guideline.
Circumstances may arise, however, in which you may want to temporarily prevent your system from entering power save mode. Microsoft Windows is designed to make all automatic power settings configurable. The following steps describe how to do this on computers running Windows XP.
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Instructions
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Select "Control Panel" from the "Start" menu.
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Double-click on "Power Options" (if your system is set to "Classic View"). Click the "Performance and Maintenance" link then select "Power Options" (if your system is set to "Theme View").
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Select "Always On" from the "Power schemes" pull-down list.
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Check all of the settings in the "Settings for Always On power scheme" area. There are four settings ("Turn off monitor," "Turn off hard disks," "System standby" and "System hibernates"). All four settings should indicate "Never" in both the "Plugged in" and "Running on batteries" columns. Use the appropriate pull-down menus to change settings as needed.
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Click the "Advanced" tab. Under the "Power buttons" area.
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If you have a laptop, select "Do nothing" from the "When I close the lid of my portable computer" pull-down menu.
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Select "Do nothing" from the "When I press the power button on my computer" pull-down menu.
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Select "Do nothing" from the "When I press the sleep button on my computer" pull-down menu.
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Click the "Hibernate" tab. Ensure that the box beside "Enable hibernation" is unchecked.
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Click the "OK" button.
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Tips & Warnings
When the circumstances that required you to disable Power Save Mode are over, remember to return all of the Control Panel power options to environmentally sound settings.
