windows xp insists i have a battery, but this is a mainspowered pc

[Guest]

Hi
Getting frustrated here.
My PC running windows xp pro sp1 insists i have a battery - 50% charged.
but this machine is a mains powered desktop, NOT a notebook or laptop, hence
does not have a battery.
Problem is that microsoft insist that i cannot install sp2 until it is NOT
running on battery.
Is there are registry setting i can alter, or how can i remove the
subroutine that insists this is a laptop.
Help, grrrr Paul

 

[John Smith]

Have you got a UPS on your PC?

 

[Guest]

ahah i see where you are going, but no sorry, no ups!
it is a simple and plain plug into the mains machine clocked at a modest
1.2ghz.
thanks for fast reponse
paul

 

[Guest]

ahah i see where you are coming from, but sorry no ups. just a modest plug
into the mains dekstop machine. cheers paul

 

[Malke]

ahah i see where you are coming from, but sorry no ups. just a modest
plug into the mains dekstop machine. cheers paul

Do you have some third-party power management software running? One of
those malware memory managers or the like? As an aside, make sure your
computer is ready for SP2:

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2? -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist -
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

SP2 links to OEMs - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#sp2 - Windows SP2 Information,
Guidelines and Troubleshooting

Malke

 

[Guest]

that's a thought, but, nope, no third party memory manager that i am aware of.
i am only user of this machine, although it is networked to my web server,
both machines are behind sygate personal firewalls, and only 'normal' ports
are open, so i dont think anything has arrived without my noticing it.
battery icon has been there for a long time, several months i think, and
maybe around same time as i reformatted and reinstalled windows last time
(doh!).
router hardware also only redirects/allows access to my web server's
internal i.p. address.
hmmmm.
cheers. paul

 

[Guest]

Just a long shot here, but could it be that it's actually referring to that
NiCad date-time-etc battery (about the size of a quarter/nickle)... given
that the age of your PC appears to be 5+ years or so... about time for it to
expire... might be worth a shot -- probably less than $5 at Radio Shack, etc.

Harry

 

[Guest]

Go to, Start>Control Panel>Power Options>UPS and see if you see anything
under Details

 

[Malke]

Just a long shot here, but could it be that it's actually referring to
that NiCad date-time-etc battery (about the size of a
quarter/nickle)... given that the age of your PC appears to be 5+
years or so... about time for it to expire... might be worth a shot --
probably less than $5 at Radio Shack, etc.

Harry

This is completely off-base. Windows doesn't monitor the motherboard
battery. It is more likely that the OP installed some kind of power
management software when he reinstalled Windows, perhaps if he has an
OEM machine. None of us can really guess without seeing the machine,
but it definitely has nothing to do with his motherboard battery.

Malke

 

[Guest]

hi ryan
i do not have a 'ups' tab under power options.
the battery icon is under 'power meter'.

 

[Guest]

hi harry
pc is 4 years old. but i will try that one. However, the 50% full (i am an
optimist) indicator has been like that for months.

 

[Guest]

hi malke
i agree with your comments too. the machine's oem opsys was w2000. i
upgraded to win xp pro about 2 1/2 years ago.
i need to get into the guts of windows and find out how to remove the whole
battery option.
i have edited the sysoc.inf file (got a copy of the original though). this
may allow me to remove some additional items not normally seen in
'add/remove'.
will try it all out.
cheers paul