"Yousuf Khan" wrote in message
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On 09/11/2011 11:34 AM, Jo-Anne wrote:
Using WinXP. I have a 3.5-year-old Dell laptop as my main computer. I
turn
it off and unplug it at night but leave it on and plugged in all day.
Lately, I find that in the evening the power indicator in the system tray
shows that the battery is charging. When I hover the mouse over the icon,
it
says 98 or 99 percent charged. Eventually, it finishes charging and goes
back to the AC power icon. It never indicates charging when I first plug
the
computer in and turn it on in the morning.

Is this likely to be a battery problem? What should I do next?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

I wouldn't worry about it, my laptop thinks it needs a recharge as soon as
I unplug it (even if it isn't running). It's just an inaccuracy of the
charge circuitry to distinguish between 99% full and 100%.

Yousuf Khan


Thank you, Yousuf! My concern was that this has just started happening. I
won't worry about it now.

Jo-Anne