Battery Not charging even though windows says it is..

[Hartley001]

:sarc:

ok well ive had this red cross icon over my battery for the last few months since i upgrade to windows 7 which i see a lot of people have had this problem too. but today my battery has stoped charging even though windows is telling me its charging.. if i take the power cord out it turns off instantly. can anyone else and has anyone had this problem.

i have a Dell Inspiron 1501 with windows 7 installed.

 

[Crispy]

Contact Dell your battery is dead or faulty.

 

[manhunter2826]

Take a look at this thread maybe; folks gave me some really useful advice (although prob is not identical to yours) and some excellent inter-related threads (2nd below).
http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware...-laptop-but-battery-lasts-less-than-hour.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/chillout-room/69345-stupid-stupid-laptop-battery.html

 

[Hartley001]

Take a look at this thread maybe; folks gave me some really useful advice (although prob is not identical to yours) and some excellent inter-related threads (2nd below).
http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware...-laptop-but-battery-lasts-less-than-hour.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/chillout-room/69345-stupid-stupid-laptop-battery.html

thanks for that pal but could really help me.. and i dont see why it could be my battery which is died.. all off these problems have come since ive upgraded to windows 7

 

[manhunter2826]

Sorry I could not be of any more help, indeed many folk have complained about erroneous battery life with Windows 7. Another kind member posted this a few days ago. Be forewarned - it's a long and detailed read.
Engineering Windows 7 : Windows 7 Battery Notification Messages

 

[FZ21Z]

but today my battery has stoped charging even though windows is telling me its charging

Hi.

Do you run the laptop on battery everyday?

 

[Hartley001]

most days yes..