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notebook\laptop time remaining utility?

unrich
unrich Posts: 814 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
I have a Vaio running XP and I'd like something like the utility I get with Ubuntu showing the remaining power\charge in the battery. Is there such a thing please?

The Ubuntu thing shows voltage,charge,estimated time,percentage left. It also shows my cordless mouse has 71% left.

Thanks.

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  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Windows my default should show you how much battery life you have left (loosely)

    This can be enabled in power options in the control panel but should be enabled by default.. or are you looking for something more detailed? :) If so just ignore me ^-^
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  • unrich
    unrich Posts: 814 Forumite
    Thanks. I've got the blue battery icon, I want a little more than that.
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/battery-meter.html

    Google is your friend :) Thats the first reply "laptop battery meter" gave me :p
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate    [/FONT]
  • unrich
    unrich Posts: 814 Forumite
    Lacked imagination this morning. I'll go and take my self to one side and have a quiet word with me.

    Cheers
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