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Zeron Expert Cheater
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:06 pm Post subject: Messed Up Battery Meter |
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| I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 that I bought back in 2007. I use it mostly as a desktop so it is plugged in all the time, which I know kills the battery. I recently reinstalled windows due to a virus, and when I got it going again, the battery meter didn't work. I tried letting the battery run down, which took about 10 minutes, but no luck. I decided to let it go since the battery only lasted 10 minutes, but after letting the battery run down a few more times, it started lasting for over an hour, and now I would like the battery meter to work again. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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FullyAwesome I post too much
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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you want to see the battery meter in the taskbar? i'm not sure that's what you mean, but if it is: control panel > power options > advanced, and tick the checkbox.
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Karakawe I post too much
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Right, and if it's already ticked, untick it, hit apply, then retick it and hit apply a second time.
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Zeron Expert Cheater
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorry I wasn't clear. The battery meter is shown in the task bar, but it just says 3% all the time.
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