Battery Indicator

I have an old Toshiba Satellite Pro 440 laptop that I keep as an emergency
backup for internet access in case the main machine falls over. I power it
up on a regular basis to ensure all is OK. However, I have noticed that the
battery indicator icon that used to reside in the lower right tool bar,
along with the Antivirus/Firewall icons is no longer there. The power symbol
is there but not the battery one. Is this a Windows option and if so how do
I enable it or is it a Toshiba plug-in?
Thanks
Alan

Look in Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power options for a setting to
show the icon in the task bar.
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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Alan" wrote in message
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I have an old Toshiba Satellite Pro 440 laptop that I keep as an emergency
backup for internet access in case the main machine falls over. I power it
up on a regular basis to ensure all is OK. However, I have noticed that
the
battery indicator icon that used to reside in the lower right tool bar,
along with the Antivirus/Firewall icons is no longer there. The power
symbol
is there but not the battery one. Is this a Windows option and if so how
do
I enable it or is it a Toshiba plug-in?
Thanks
Alan

Yes, that is there, but it only provides the mains lead icon not the one for
the battery.
Alan
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
Look in Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power options for a setting to
show the icon in the task bar.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Alan" wrote in message
...
I have an old Toshiba Satellite Pro 440 laptop that I keep as an
emergency
backup for internet access in case the main machine falls over. I power
it
up on a regular basis to ensure all is OK. However, I have noticed that
the
battery indicator icon that used to reside in the lower right tool bar,
along with the Antivirus/Firewall icons is no longer there. The power
symbol
is there but not the battery one. Is this a Windows option and if so how
do
I enable it or is it a Toshiba plug-in?
Thanks
Alan

It should change to the battery icon when you are using the battery.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Alan" wrote in message
...
Yes, that is there, but it only provides the mains lead icon not the one
for
the battery.
Alan

"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
It should change to the battery icon when you are using the battery.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Alan" wrote in message
...
Yes, that is there, but it only provides the mains lead icon not the one
for
the battery.
Alan

Interesting. It appears to not change then, even when I remove the mains
charger from the PC, let it run on the battery and then reinsert, the icon
does not change. Any clues as to what I should be checking/looking for?
Alan

Check that polling isn't disabled (under the advanced tab in the Power
applet in Control Panel). Otherwise, check the APM device in device
manager, and, if necessary, re-install it from the manufacturer's
installation CD.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Alan" wrote in message
...
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
It should change to the battery icon when you are using the battery.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Alan" wrote in message
...
Yes, that is there, but it only provides the mains lead icon not the
one
for
the battery.
Alan

Interesting. It appears to not change then, even when I remove the mains
charger from the PC, let it run on the battery and then reinsert, the icon
does not change. Any clues as to what I should be checking/looking for?
Alan

There isn't a polling option under advanced on my pc for me to check! I have
checked for the APM and Toshiba don't offer it on their download pages for
Windows 98. The PC is an ex company one so I don't have any CDs. Plenty of
files in the CABS part of Explorer but nothing springs to light for me to
use to reinstall.
Alan
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
Check that polling isn't disabled (under the advanced tab in the Power
applet in Control Panel). Otherwise, check the APM device in device
manager, and, if necessary, re-install it from the manufacturer's
installation CD.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Alan" wrote in message
...
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
It should change to the battery icon when you are using the battery.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Alan" wrote in message
...
Yes, that is there, but it only provides the mains lead icon not the
one
for
the battery.
Alan

Interesting. It appears to not change then, even when I remove the mains
charger from the PC, let it run on the battery and then reinsert, the
icon
does not change. Any clues as to what I should be checking/looking for?
Alan