Quick overview:
Trouble is already pre-programmed with many types of hardware in connection with Windows 98 power management. If, for example, you switch to standby mode and Windows refuses to do so due to incompatibilities with your components, in many cases only the PowerManagement Troubleshooter, which comes directly from Microsoft, can help. It will help you to localize the faulty hardware. A targeted driver update will then often help.
And this is how you proceed:
Optimizing power options under Windows 98
1. Click hereto download the program. As it is only 157 kilobytes in size, it should be easy to download even with a standard Modem be on your computer in no time at all.
2. Now navigate to the folder on your hard disk where the program is located after the download and double-click on this icon 
. Accept the following question with "Yes".
After the required restart has been carried out, you will see a new window on the Windows desktop, which gives you information about the hardware that is not working with the power management.
3. Leave the window open and click on "Start" > "Exit" > "Standby mode" and confirm with "Ok". The screen goes black and all devices on the computer should now "go to sleep". If your error now occurs and the mode cannot be started, you can easily determine which device is the culprit with PMTShoot, which has been busy recording.
4. I recommend updating the device in question directly. You can obtain this directly from the manufacturer. Modems are often the main cause of an incorrect standby mode.
NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.
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