Thanks Sorin. I will give it a go now ________________________________ From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:31:49 PM Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working I've mailed you off-list with a bunch of files and dumps. HTH. -- /Sorin >-----Original Message----- >From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000- >bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patrick >Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:02 PM >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working > >it is the latest from the company website, but somehow I can not get the computer- >side to work. Not sure what we are doing wrong, but the User-side works ok. have u >got a working version I can try? > > >________________________________ > >From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:24:01 AM >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working > >It does have a computer-side setting as well, so I don't quite see why it >wouldn't. Is this a new version of the policy/software? > >-- >/Sorin > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000- >>bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patrick >>Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 5:06 PM >>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working >> >>the gpo is not applied as i understand it is a user setting rather than a >computer >>setting. Now if I leave my test pc's not logged in it does not work - it >does not modify >>the power setting to what I want. Once I log in as a user in the right >group where the >>gpo has been applied, it works. >> >> >>________________________________ >> >>From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Sent: Monday, March 9, 2009 3:34:05 PM >>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working >> >>Huh?? What do you mean it doesn't work when nobody's logged in? AFAICT it >>does. It does here as far as I can tell. >> >>-- >>/Sorin >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000- >>>bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patrick >>>Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 3:57 PM >>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working >>> >>>No I didnt, i also found out that this only works when a user is logged >on. >>the GPO >>>setting affects the User part not the computer part. Now what is the point >>when we >>>want to be able to send pc's to sleep that are not logged on. >>> >>>Any ideas would be greatly appreciated >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>________________________________ >>> >>>From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Sent: Monday, March 9, 2009 7:51:49 AM >>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working >>> >>>24hrs?? Did you change the default propagation schedule by any chance? >>> >>>-- >>>/Sorin >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000- >>>>bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patrick >>>>Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 5:36 PM >>>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working >>>> >>>>Yes I did, Somehow after about 24hrs it started working on my test >>machine, >>>not >>>>sure why it takes so long for the changes to propergate through. Not sure >>I >>>am ready >>>>to role it out accross the domain >>>> >>>> >>>>________________________________ >>>> >>>>From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 11:30:19 AM >>>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working >>>> >>>>Ok, silly question; did you link the GPO to a OU containing your >machines? >>>>-- >>>>/Sorin >>>> >>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000- >>>>>bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patrick >>>>>Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 5:11 PM >>>>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working >>>>> >>>>>yes I did, but nothing seems to happen >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>________________________________ >>>>> >>>>>From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2009 4:07:31 PM >>>>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Energy Saving gpo not working >>>>> >>>>>Did you set AC and DC on both computer and user branches? >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>/Sorin >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000- >>>>>>bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patrick >>>>>>Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 4:53 PM >>>>>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>Subject: [windows2000] Energy Saving gpo not working >>>>>> >>>>>>Hi Guys, >>>>>> >>>>>>we have decided to apply the EZ energy saving GPO, but to be honest I >am >>>>>not sure >>>>>>what I am doing wrong but somehow it just isnt working. >>>>>> >>>>>>We want to be able to send monitors and pc's to standby after about >>>>20mins, >>>>>but not >>>>>>sure what is worng. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Windows 2003 server >>>>>> >>>>>>XP sp3 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>>Patrick >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >