Vista Battery

I don't think of it as a new feature just as a logical feature by any
manufacturer of laptops to implement in order to lengthen the live of the
batteries. It is also of course true that the charging level indicated even
if less then 100% may in fact be the maximum charging level capability of
the battery since they are most likely measure in different ways.

"H.J.k" <HJk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5A047BD2-4FDC-493A-AA96-85B60ED05A63@microsoft.com...
> WOW that sounds really logical... i'm gonna try it ASAP
> By the way would this be a new feature on windows OS???
> Cuz i have recharged my battery twice till now but it was down to 30 or so
> %... but i got concerned when the battery was at 95% and it woudn't
> recharge... so thank u for your reply.
>
> with regards
> HjK
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> It may be that the charging system on your notebook does not start
>> charging
>> until the battery level gets below a certain point since battery life is
>> related to the number of times the battery is charged so you don't want
>> it
>> constantly charging whenever the level is less than 100%.
>>
>> "H.J.k" <HJk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0CC2D3C9-F800-4FEE-9C83-2F3CE907C79D@microsoft.com...
>> > Ya i did. (last night) ... but now I'm thinking it might be the battery
>> > or
>> > the recharging bit of the notebook. I'm really not sure...
>> > I'm now thinking maybe i should set mycomputer to factory defaults that
>> > myight work...but i really don't wanna spend eternity installing all my
>> > programs again and getting the setting just right
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gary G. Little" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Did you try System Restore?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> The personal opinion of
>> >> Gary G. Little
>> >>
>> >> "H.J.k" <H.J.k@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:B5D3B863-CE8B-41EB-BA9E-8AD3E70BE862@microsoft.com...
>> >> > My friend i think i might have stubbled on the solution to your
>> >> > problem...
>> >> > so
>> >> > that my notebook is plugged in but the battery is in not charging
>> >> > even
>> >> > though
>> >> > itsnot at a 100%, but i'm not sure how i did it... the thing is that
>> >> > i
>> >> > can
>> >> > use the battery but i can't charge it !?! So i'm just warning you BE
>> >> > CAREFUl
>> >> > you might regret it... Hey and if u know a solution to my problem
>> >> > that
>> >> > would
>> >> > be pretty great
>> >> >
>> >> > H.J.K
>> >> >
>> >> > "Guy Thomas" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Goal: To preserve the LONG-TERM life of my battery.
>> >> >> Situation: The laptop is connected to the electricity mains and a
>> >> >> battery
>> >> >> is installed. (Normal configuration)
>> >> >> Question: Is there a software, or a registry setting, to disable
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> battery
>> >> >> and thus stop it from (re-)charging and wearing itself out?
>> >> >> I do realize that I can just release it and remove it, but it would
>> >> >> be
>> >> >> handy
>> >> >> to achieve the same result in software.
>> >> >> Guy
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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