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Doug Zitzelsberger - 29 Dec 2004 17:01 GMT

Does anyone know how to modify power options via group policy? I am in
process of deploying 75 desktops and I don't want to have to revisit the
finished desktops.

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Bob McCoy [MSFT] - 30 Dec 2004 19:08 GMT

What is it that you want to accomplish?

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> Does anyone know how to modify power options via group policy? I am in
> process of deploying 75 desktops and I don't want to have to revisit the
> finished desktops.

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Doug Zitzelsberger - 30 Dec 2004 20:55 GMT

I have some users already complaining that their desktops sleep too quickly.
I want to be able to modify the power settings to keep the desktops awake
longer. I would like to be able to change these settings as necessary from
the server.

> Does anyone know how to modify power options via group policy? I am in
> process of deploying 75 desktops and I don't want to have to revisit the
> finished desktops.

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Bob McCoy [MSFT] - 31 Dec 2004 18:13 GMT

I think we have a language problem here, particularly related to the word
"sleep". Are these systems (and you said they were desktop systems) truly
going to sleep, or is just the screensaver kicking in? Also, are these
systems members of a domain?

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>I have some users already complaining that their desktops sleep too
>quickly.
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>> process of deploying 75 desktops and I don't want to have to revisit the
>> finished desktops.

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Doug Zitzelsberger - 31 Dec 2004 20:03 GMT

The machines are going into standby mode. The user must press the power
button on the machine to bring it out of standby mode. They are all members
of one Windows 2003-based domain.

In the domain is one Windows 2003 Server Standard based domain controller
acting as a file/print server as well. The domain controller was installed
using either default settings or best practice recommendations.

The machines are all Dell desktops. The first wave that I am deploying now
are Optiplex GX280 small form factor desktops.

Thanks in advance for your help,

Doug.

> I think we have a language problem here, particularly related to the word
> "sleep". Are these systems (and you said they were desktop systems) truly
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> >> process of deploying 75 desktops and I don't want to have to revisit the
> >> finished desktops.

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