Battery Alarm Settings Lost If Power Meter Settings Changed
Article ID: 192512
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
This article was previously published under Q192512
SYMPTOMS
If you change settings on the Alarms tab in the Power Management tool and
then change settings using the Power Meter icon on the taskbar, the
settings you previously changed on the Alarms tab are lost when you shut
down Windows. The alarm settings revert to the values saved from the
previous Windows session.
RESOLUTION
To prevent the settings on the Alarms tab from being lost when you shut
down Windows, follow these steps:
- Right-click the Power Meter icon on the taskbar, and then click Adjust
Power Properties.
- On the Power Meter tab, click the Show Details For Each Battery check
box to select or clear it as desired.
- On the Advanced tab, click the Show Power Meter On Taskbar check box
to clear it, and then click Apply.
- If desired, click the Show Power Meter On Taskbar check box to select
it.
- Click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Additional query words: system tray systray HWSYSBAT
Keywords: kbpowerman kbprb KB192512