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Q96823: POWER Err Msg: Power Manager (POWER.EXE) Not Installed

Article: Q96823
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 21-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive the following error message when you attempt to access POWER:

  Power Manager (POWER.EXE) Not Installed

CAUSE
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POWER.EXE is not installed in your CONFIG.SYS file. To enable power management
functions, POWER must be installed as a device driver.

RESOLUTION
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To install POWER.EXE, add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS file:

  " device=c:\dos\power.exe " (without the quotation marks)


Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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