On 18/11/2011 6:29 PM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
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From: "Yousuf Khan"

I got an older model laptop running XP, it's a Gateway MX6440, which
is about 6 or 7 years old now. I keep it around to run older
software which may not have been ported to Windows 7. Just recently
I noticed that it's no longer charging its battery. The battery is
just over 1 year old, and it replaced the original battery. I see
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Why did you replace the original battery? Do you still have it?

Original battery was holding little more than than an one hour charge
anymore (after 5 years of use), usually less. It's long gone, sent to
the appropriate waste disposal depot.

Yousuf Khan