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Title: Adjust power scheme under a limited user
Post by: Magnum on August 26, 2009, 02:43:54 PM
I am trying to find a way to adjust my power scheme while under a limited user account.

I want to set it to the same settings that I use on my Admin account.

Is there a way to accomplish it?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Adjust power scheme under a limited user
Post by: dedndave on August 26, 2009, 03:00:16 PM
i turn all that stuff off - lol
probably the easiest way to accomplish what you want is to:
1) sign in under an account with admin privileges
2) adjust the privilege level (to "admin") of the account you want to modify
3) sign in under that account and make the changes
4) sign out of that account and sign back in as admin
5) change the privilege level of the account back to "user"
Title: Re: Adjust power scheme under a limited user
Post by: Magnum on August 26, 2009, 07:16:43 PM
Quote from: dedndave on August 26, 2009, 03:00:16 PM
i turn all that stuff off - lol
probably the easiest way to accomplish what you want is to:
1) sign in under an account with admin privileges


Thanks.

I found this gem.

http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2005/02/09/370263.aspx

Take care.
Title: Re: Adjust power scheme under a limited user
Post by: dedndave on August 27, 2009, 01:59:58 AM
yah - that's the hard way - lol
i figured the other method was something anyone could do
for us programmers, the registry isn't an issue, but i try not to tell people to edit it - lol
Title: Re: Adjust power scheme under a limited user
Post by: Magnum on September 02, 2009, 03:16:39 AM
I don't think you method would let a limited user modify the power scheme without editing the registry.

Of course I had to go from my limited user acct. to my admin to make the registry changes. :-)

Take care,
                 Andy
Title: Re: Adjust power scheme under a limited user
Post by: sinsi on September 03, 2009, 07:28:51 AM
Depending on your version of windows, you could use "Run as..." or "Run as administrator" on the powercfg.cpl file (since you know the admin username/password).
Title: Re: Adjust power scheme under a limited user
Post by: Vortex on September 03, 2009, 08:11:38 AM
Sanur, Commandline Runas Automation Utility for Window 2000/XP/2003 (http://www.commandline.co.uk/sanur/)
Title: Re: Adjust power scheme under a limited user
Post by: Magnum on September 05, 2009, 05:45:49 PM
Quote from: sinsi on September 03, 2009, 07:28:51 AM
Depending on your version of windows, you could use "Run as..." or "Run as administrator" on the

Thanks.
I have been using "Run as" to go to a shell and do things, but did not know that I can open various
"Admin tools."

Title: Re: Adjust power scheme under a limited user
Post by: Magnum on September 05, 2009, 05:52:49 PM
Thanks a lot.
The webpage listed this. I like that it encodes passwords.

Andy

    * CPAU Runas alternative supporting encoded passwords.