Seriously? I HATE TECHNOLOGY

[severina2001]

I think we had some kind of power surge or something in my apt building. My computer froze at the exact moment that my niece's DVD player froze (she lives next door.) I unplugged the power cord from the computer and let the computer shut down when it ran out of battery power. Then I plugged it back in, and got enough juice for this post. The

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[severina2001]

Thanks. I got it to work now, but damn it's frustrating. I think this laptop is on its last legs. :(

[wordsalone]

I hope it STAYS fixed.

*nods*

[severina2001]

So far, so good. *crosses fingers and toes*

[furriboots]

Apparently this is a very common problem. Are you running Vista? If so it may be a glitch. I found this site which has a fix for a corrupt battery driver. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistahardware/thread/4563f5f1-e5a5-4c0b-8b29-4921d21d6534

If you aren't running Vista then the suggestions seem to be either a dying battery or a defect in the power unit/cord. I have a similar problem occasionally when my computer tells me it is running on battery power when it is plugged in. I think my power cord may be starting to go (It is almost 3 years old and is worked to death so I am not surprised) since it will start to work if I plug and unplug it several times and bend the connection end a bit.

I hope it keeps working for you.

[severina2001]

Thanks so much for searching this out for me. Last night when I posted I had about 15 minutes left before I had to go to work.

I am indeed on Vista, and have never had any problems. I'm a little leery about doing the fix-it that you linked, simply because it involved uninstalling the battery and my fear is that it then won't re-install, you know? It's awful having that awful fear that I'll just make the problem worse! Thankfully it's still working this morning, so I've just saved the page and I'll know where to turn if it happens again.

It also may be the power cord, as you also mention, since it was when I started wiggling things around on the little box that connect the power cord to the surge protector that it started working. *sigh* I really REALLY hate technology.

Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it!

[roguemarch]

Exactly that happened to my with my lap and that busted my battery, my lap connects but doesn't charge any more. You may want to check yours.

XOXO

[severina2001]

There is a fix-it for the battery driver on the comment above yours, in case you want to check it out. Everything's working good here right now, so I'm back in *cross fingers and pray* mode.

[severina2001]

It's working now, so I'm back to hoping all stays well.