If YOU read the article you would know there is no such 'stability' issues:
From TFA:
"Unfortunately, the solution isn't completely ready for public deployment, as there are apparently still some scenarios where it doesn't fix the problem. There may be issues with the problem re-appearing after putting your system to sleep, which are presently being worked on. However, for the majority of situations, this simple registry modification should, in theory, take care of things. " : : "The problem is that the fix isn't exactly perfect yet. The biggest problem that we've seen thus far is that while applying the fix gives you back the vast majority of your lost battery life, it won't remain active coming out of suspend. Once you apply the fix, you are set for as long as that key remains in your registry. However, if you put your notebook into stand-by, and when it comes out of stand-by, the fix will no longer be active. The only solution at this point is to reboot your system, which causes the registry to be re-read, and the fix will continue to work normally. "
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Apparently He is above the law and beneath contempt.
I have gotten into the habit of using DD to save off the MBR before tinkering with partitions see this post for a discussion on how: http://www.brunolinux.com/01-First_Things_To_Know/ Backing_Up_the_MBR.html/
We all know that if you teach a man to phish he will eat for a lifetime....
If YOU read the article you would know there is no such 'stability' issues:
From TFA:
"Unfortunately, the solution isn't completely ready for public deployment, as there are apparently still some scenarios where it doesn't fix the problem. There may be issues with the problem re-appearing after putting your system to sleep, which are presently being worked on. However, for the majority of situations, this simple registry modification should, in theory, take care of things. "
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"The problem is that the fix isn't exactly perfect yet. The biggest problem that we've seen thus far is that while applying the fix gives you back the vast majority of your lost battery life, it won't remain active coming out of suspend. Once you apply the fix, you are set for as long as that key remains in your registry. However, if you put your notebook into stand-by, and when it comes out of stand-by, the fix will no longer be active. The only solution at this point is to reboot your system, which causes the registry to be re-read, and the fix will continue to work normally. "
Manning Reflection In Action would probably be the book you want