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    Vista Charging

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by onebyside, Dec 3, 2008.

  1. onebyside

    onebyside Notebook Guru

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    Can someone tell me what the Vista charging icon should look like when charging? Should it appear solid or vertically climbing over and over till complete?
     
    onebyside, Dec 3, 2008
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  2. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    Vertically climbing
     
    Waveblade, Dec 3, 2008
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  3. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    yep but it does for only few seconds after that its solid :D
     
    vinumsv, Dec 3, 2008
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  4. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    I didn't wanna start a whole new thread on this so since it's related I'd like to ask my question here.

    Why doesn't my battery icon show the time remaining until my battery dies? It only shows the percentage.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Dec 3, 2008
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  5. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Some laptops (e.g. HP) only show the % battery remaining, I don't think you can change it.
     
    SmoothTofu, Dec 3, 2008
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  6. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    Yeah I've done a clean Vista install and still nothing. Dam Sagers.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Dec 3, 2008
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  7. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    Icon filling at first, then solid.
     
    coolguy, Dec 3, 2008
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  8. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    Even my Sony doesn't show the time. It depends on the hardware. Anyway the time shown will still be inaccurate.
     
    coolguy, Dec 3, 2008
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  9. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    Yeah I know, I was just curious.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Dec 3, 2008
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  10. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you really wanted an estimate on how much time was left, I believe there's a 3rd party app. that does it.
     
    McGrady, Dec 4, 2008
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