Restoring the UPS Tool and Icon in Control Panel

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51

SUMMARY

When you install Powershute software from American Power Conversion (APC) on a Windows NT computer, the uninterruptable power supply (UPS) icon in Control Panel is replaced with an icon from APC.

MORE INFORMATION

APC supplies Remove.exe to remove the APC program and icon. The Windows NT UPS tool and icon are not restored. To restore the UPS tool and icon, perform the following steps;

1. Run the Remove.exe program to remove the Powershute software.



2. Expand the UPS.CP_ file from the Windows NT CD and copy it to the %SystemRoot%\System32 directory. This step is necessary even if the file is currently on the hard disk drive, because the Powershute software file needs to be replaced.


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3. Save the following registry key to disk:




HKEY_USER\DEFAULT\Control Panel\Cache\UPS.CPL

File Size: REG_DWORD: 0x5f10

    High File Time:  REG_DWORD: 0x1ba2b78
    Low File Time: REG_DWORD: 0x570f300
    Module Path: REG_SZ: %systemroot%\System32\UPS.CPL
    Number Applets: REG_DWORD: 0x1

    Subkey: 0
        Applet Data: REG_DWORD: 0x64
        Applet Full Name: REG_SZ: &UPS
        Applet Name: REG_SZ: UPS
        Color Info: REG_BINARY:  00000000...
        Description:  REG_SZ: Configures the Uninterruptible Power Supply
        Help Context: REG_DWORD: 0x1450
        Help File: REG_SZ: control.hlp
        Icon Color: REG_BINARY: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00...
        Icon Mask:  REG_BINARY : ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff...
        IconX:  REG_DWORD: 0x10
        IconY:  REG_DWORD: 0x10
        Mask Info: REG_BINARY: 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00...
 

4. Add a UPS.CPL key to the following locations and restore the saved key to these new locations. The following parameters are the defaults.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cache
HKEY_USER\"sid number"\Control Panel\Cache

    File Size: REG_DWORD: 0x5f10
    High File Time:  REG_DWORD: 0x1ba2b78
    Low File Time: REG_DWORD: 0x570f300
    Module Path: REG_SZ: %systemroot%\System32\UPS.CPL
    Number Applets: REG_DWORD: 0x1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPS

ErrorControl: REG_DWORD: 0x1

    ImagePath: REG_EXPAND: %systemroot%\System32\ups.exe
    ObjectName: REG_SZ: LocalSystem
    Start: REG_DWORD: 0x3
    Type: REG_DEWORD: 0x10 

Additional query words: prodnt APC

Keywords : NTSrv ntutil
Version : 3.50 3.51
Platform : WINDOWS
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