Genius, no. Knowing the right place to look for a solution,
yes. Besides, Kelly did all the heavy lifting on that one.

Kelly's web site has a cure for a number of problems you may
encounter. You might want to consider adding it to your
favorites. She also maintains an extensive catalog of solutions
here:

Windows XP From A to Z
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"fatboy" <fatboy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A2E3C493-2AC3-4401-AE3E-FAC15BAECB09@microsoft.com
> Nepatsfan, you are a genius--that fix worked slick, fast and
> perfectly...I am in your debt. That site you
> Thanks
> P.S. I did not use the "restore" options suggested by
> another because it seemed like a more clumsy fix--one even I
> had already thought of.
>
> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
>> "fatboy" <fatboy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:497BA9BA-D974-4884-8775-0040DCEBB9DF@microsoft.com
>>> I have deleted all Power Schemes under the Power Options
>>> facility in Control Panel. I need to know how to get them
>>> back--or any one of the power schemes. Right now all
>>> options and dialogs are greyed out--I cannot even enter
>>> text in the Power Schemes dialog box. Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Go to this web site:
>>
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> Download and run the registry fix from line 204, right hand
>> side, Restore Power Schemes/Configuration.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan