A. In a previous FAQ, I described how to change hal.dll.softex to let the machine power down on shutdown. The method I described uses the hal.dll.softex file that comes with NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4) and later. To power down NT 4.0 without modifying hal.dll, perform the following steps:
- Run the service pack installer with the /X parameter to extract files only. The service pack will prompt you to provide the location for the extracted files; provide a location and continue.
- After you extract the service pack files, copy ppntapm.sys from the extracted files directory to your drivers directory (usually \%systemroot%\winnt\system32\drivers).
- Copy the following lines between the "-- begin" and "-- end" lines to Notepad, and save the file as ppntapm.reg.
-- begin PPNTAPM.REG REGEDIT4 \[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ppntapm\] "Group"="Power Management" "Start"=dword:00000000 "Error Control"=dword:00000001 "Tag"=dword:000000a1 "Type"=dword:00000001 \[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ppntapm\Parameters\] "UseDefaultSegmentLimits"=dword:00000001 \[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\] "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="1" -- end PPNTAPM.REG
- Double-click the ppntapm.reg file to import the appropriate registry settings.
- Reboot your system for the change to take effect.
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