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My XP users are frustrated that their XP laptops to on standby when they close the lid. Is there any centralized way to give them permission to change power management settings? <br />
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I understand that they need permission to modify<br />
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR<wbr />E\Microsof<wbr />t\Windows\<wbr />CurrentVer<wbr />sion\Contr<wbr />ols Folder\PowerCfg <br />
* HKEY_ USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg <br />
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But how do I do that without having to log on to every PC? Probably some startup script defined in a GPO?
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My XP users are frustrated that their XP laptops to on standby when they close the lid. Is there any centralized way to give them permission to change power management settings? 

I understand that they need permission to modify
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Controls Folder\PowerCfg 
* HKEY_ USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg 
?

But how do I do that without having to log on to every PC? Probably some startup script defined in a GPO?

How can I give all users the right to modify power management for the XP computers in a OU?

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