Power manager predefined power plans......

I really appreciate the Energy Star power plan but it disappeared after I apply it after " maximum performance"
and then both of them became " maximum performance" option.
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How can I fix it? Thanks.

Hi,
you can copy a content of one power plane <of registry folder> by using following steps:
- export that particular key by right-click on it and selecting "Export"
- save it on desktop or any other location
- open this .reg file with Notepad and change the path from :
HKEY_USERS\ S-1-5-21-2392-445047-1770621573-793653143-1000\Control Panel\PowerCfg\....
to
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\...
- save the changes and doble-click the .reg file
- this will pop up a window saying, if you want to save the registry change, just say yes, and you have it now imported in the correct location.
In case you want to have all the TVT applications installed on your system, then just download it from lenovo.com , or start ThinkVantage System update, which will update you system with some of them.
In case the Win7, that you are currently using was installed from the set of Recovery CDs, or it was delivered originally with the machine, then you have in the start menu, or in "My computer" the option, to create a set of original recovery CDs.
In case you have installed WIn7 with some of your own DVD (not Lenovo image), then there are multiple ways on how to get the image of your system:
=> one of the options would be Ghost or similar imaging tool, that will capture the whole system configuraiton of your system
=> the other option, that is also Lenovo related would be to user Rescue and Recovery. Just install it, and create a full backup of your system. You can store it on USB HDD, or on Network share, or on any other place.
Please feel free to ask any additional question to this topic.
Cheers

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