Laptop Battery level indicator

[Gartholameau]

I am using a 2 year old laptop that originally came with
Windows ME. In Windows ME I had a battery indicator
showing in the task manager. It let me know how much
battery power I had left.
I've recently installed Windows XP Pro and have set the
Power Scheme to Laptop and checked "Always show icon in
taskbar".
The problem is that the icon shows a power cord and
moving the cursor over it states "On AC Power", which
would be fine if I was plugged into the wall, but I'm
using the battery. It doesn't seem to matter if I switch
between batter and electrical, I just get the same
taskbar icon and info.
How do I get the Battery Level Indicator to show up like
it did in Windows ME?
Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Nicholas]

Visit the support website of the manufacturer of your laptop computer.
Search for the latest Windows XP compatible utility drivers.
Download and install it in accordance with the installation instructions.


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Nicholas

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| I am using a 2 year old laptop that originally came with
| Windows ME. In Windows ME I had a battery indicator
| showing in the task manager. It let me know how much
| battery power I had left.
| I've recently installed Windows XP Pro and have set the
| Power Scheme to Laptop and checked "Always show icon in
| taskbar".
| The problem is that the icon shows a power cord and
| moving the cursor over it states "On AC Power", which
| would be fine if I was plugged into the wall, but I'm
| using the battery. It doesn't seem to matter if I switch
| between batter and electrical, I just get the same
| taskbar icon and info.
| How do I get the Battery Level Indicator to show up like
| it did in Windows ME?
| Thanks in advance for any help.
|