"Nho Whei" <NoWEi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:qi4qo2t13qjj25ddfb391htr9p43q392rm@4ax.com 
> My laptop will not charge whilst in use - rather it discharges the
> batteries, which must then be recharged with the machine shiutdown!
> 
> In Device Manager I've disabled, uninstalled & (XP then automatically
> re-instals & enables) the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method
> Battery.
> But still this annoyance persists.
> 
> Any thoughts anyone?
> 
> Forever hopeful ................... NW in NZ

Will the laptop run on AC without the battery?

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Bill