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    Windows 7 Turn off log in screen

    Howdy, forum! I officially love Windows 7! Its been working very nicely, with one minor (and really, it *is* minor) complaint. Every time I "wake up" my computer after the screen saver has been on, I actually have to log back in! I have looked at the screen saver options and unchecked the...
  2. Windows 7 Dell d530 Power management problems

    Just installed RC 7100. I know its early days but i was wondering if anyone had ideas about the following. The processor is running at full speed all the time when plugged in, the speedstep is not working. The Screen is at full brightness all the time, the function keys or the slider in...
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    Windows 7 W7 Can't Stop CPU Throttling

    Not sure which forums to start posting this at so I will start here and move my way around. So here goes: I seem to be unable to stop Windows 7 RC1 7100 from auto Throttling my CPU. CPUID reports that the multiplier is fluctuation anywhere from x21 down to 8x dropping my corespeed from 3519 down...
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    Windows 7 Troubles turning off display win7 RC

    Hi! I am running on my notebook Windows 7 RC 64bit ( build7100). I had a problem, which actually occured in all Win7 builds I tried ( build 7048, 7057, 7068, 7077). In Power Options I activated the option "Turn off Display" for 5 minutes. Well the display turns off indeed, but after 2-3...
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    Windows 7 Power Options: Monitor not Turning off, Computer not Sleeping

    I have my power options set to turn the monitor off after 10 minutes and put the computer to sleep after 1. Neither is working. Anyone else seen or experiencing this issue.
  6. Windows XP Going Green: Power Management Policies on Legacy Devices and Networks

    The following is an instruction on how to have some semblance of a Power Management group policy in an environment operating under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Unfortunately, the Power Management options in XP, as opposed to Vista, are stored in binary files, thereby making it difficult...
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    Windows 7 Windows Media Center powers off...

    Is there a setting for Windows Media Center to prevent it from powering off the computer after some inactivity? I was listening to an album of MP3s, and sometime after it finished, my ThinkPad T42 powered off. I have the settings in "Power Options" set to go to sleep after inactivity, not...