Error Message Disables Power Management Events (232942)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
This article was previously published under Q232942

SYMPTOMS

When you receive the error message "Your computer cannot go into standby," any of the following symptoms may occur:
  • Power management events may be disabled.
  • Power status events may not be detected.
  • Critically low power events may not be detected.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the Vpowerd.vxd file may be in use while the error message dialog box is displayed. As a result, the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is not polled for power-management events.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, click OK to acknowledge the error message and free the Vpowerd.vxd file.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/30/2001
Keywords:kberrmsg kbPowerMan kbprb KB232942
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