Screen goes back to lowest brightness level after wakeup

Hello All,
My late 2002 Titanium Powerbook screen sometimes goes to the lowest brightness level after wakeup when the lid has been closed. I manually have to reset the level again. Does anyone know why the level is not staying to my original setting? Do you think there's a corruption in the wakeup mode function? Just a hunch, though. Any input is much appreciated. Have a great day.
Jack
iMac G5 20, 2 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8) Powerbook 15" Titanium (late 2002) 1 gHz, 1 gig RAM, 60 gig HD, OS X 10.4.8

Hi TJK,
I just did a permission repair with disk utility to eliminate any other issues. I'll create a new user and give your suggestion a try. It makes sense since I recently got this machine used from another owner. I've nothing to lose, I suppose.
While I'm here, would a clean install eliminate the issue I'm having? I'm not too excited about having his name on my Home folder permanently, anyway. I've no problem doing a clean install, and I've got the original install disks.
Best regards,
Jack
iMac G5 20, 2 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8) Powerbook 15" Titanium (late 2002) 1 gHz, 1 gig RAM, 60 gig HD, OS X 10.4.8

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