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    m1530 Vista x64 - lost my battery gauge?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dstedman, Jan 7, 2009.

  1. dstedman

    dstedman Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all - recently I noticed that I no longer have a battery % left gauge in the lower right tray on my Vista install. I used to. Anyone know how to get it back?
     
    dstedman, Jan 7, 2009
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    totalBS Notebook Enthusiast

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    This happens to me all the time. I still haven't figured out why it does it. All you have to do is right click the lower bar, go to properties, then notification area. Sometimes the boxes will be unclickable, in that case, just restart and either they will be clickable or the icons will be back
     
    totalBS, Jan 8, 2009
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    I think it is trying to hide the icons and gets bugged.

    Go to the taskbar settings > customise and keep the icons you want active and always showing.
     
    flipfire, Jan 8, 2009
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    dstedman Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah - that worked! Thanks!
     
    dstedman, Jan 9, 2009
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