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About Saad Shawwa
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I Can answer most questions regarding to Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME , Windows XP Home or PRO , Windows VISTA.

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Windows Vista - Battery icon on taskbar . . .


Expert: Saad Shawwa - 10/24/2009

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QUESTION: Saad,

The last few times I've booted up my H-P laptop, the battery power level icon has not shown up on the taskbar. I went to the "Help" area which directed me to Battery Meter FAQ. When I go to Properties --> Notification area tab, the "Power" option under system icons is grayed out so I cannot select it to be turned on.

Any suggestions?

Thanks for any help you can offer,
Ron

ANSWER: Hello Ron how are you doing

there are a lot of tweaks to fix that problem so lets start with the easiest one

open that link and download the file

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9646677

then run the file and go through it , next i agree etc..

then reboot your machine and see if you got the battery icon fixed

let me know how it goes so we can try the other harder fixes

take care and have a nice day.






---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------

QUESTION: Saad,
Your suggestion worked perfectly --- the battery icon was on the taskbar as soon as the computer was rebooted. I didn't even have to turn it back on myself.

Should I keep the "Microsoft Fixit5029" in my downloads folder --- would it be useful to me for any other reason?

I'm grateful that you are willing to offer your services via AllExperts to novices like me and get nothing more than a virtual "pat on the back" in return.

Thank you,
Ron

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Hello Ron how are you doing

great im glad the problem was fixed

your problem was fixed so i dont think you need the file anymore , unless if you want to keep it in case if the problem showed back again for some reasons in the future.

if you need more help please feel free to contact me back anytime

take care and have a nice day.


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