I think those are part of the new group policy preferences. You can add them with an update to existing machines. But you need to manage them and apply them with a Vista machine or a 2008 DC.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Miguel Gonzalez [mailto:miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es] > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:51 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: power options and users > > Hi all, > > We are running Netbackup as our backup solution. We know that for > performing our backups desktops and laptops should have any kind of > hibernation should be disable. > > Apparently some power options are only changed individually for each > user and don't affect the overall machine. I'm logging on as local > admin and I'm wondering how I could disable once for all users any > possible hibernation, hard drive turning off or something similar. > > I found this URL: > > http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en- > US/itprovistadesktopui/thread/04ff23cc-1046-48a4-b56a-20eade03c776/ > > at the end of the web page you can find they suggest to go to the > group policies: > > computer configuration -> Administrative templates -> System -> Power > Management. > > However my local Windows XP machine (not part of any Windows domain) > lacks of the Power Management entry. > > Am I missing something here? > > Thanks, > > Miguel > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
