what problems are you facing with the acpi controls ?
does xp list any problems in device manager.
will need as much info as you can so i can pin down the problem.
now if my memory is working xp did have problems with some acpi bios controls when it first came out.
service pack 1 sorted those problems , so if you running a very early version of xp please load up sp1 then sp2 then sp3
that should slove any problems between windows and the bios controls.
Thamesmead now theres a name i have not heard for a while
i spent most of my time in tenerife now. one of these days i just won't go back to the uk at all.
life is so much better out of london don't you think ?