I have the same problem. Anyone willing to tell us a solution?

i also have the same problem,, my lap top is 2 months old.. hp really sucks

I had this problem w. my windows vista hp and i have found the solution. the battery bar in the right corner said that it was plugged in, but wasnt charging. i decided to remove the battery from my laptop after shutting it down. then i put the battery back in after a few seconds. and it began to charge. hope this helps.

I had the same problem and found this site before I could sovle it. My computer was saying 0% available (plugged in not charging) There is a battery diagnostic utility built in to windows vista that will test your battery. the first time I tried it it said replace battery. I disconnected battery while a/c was plugged in reconected after 15 - 20 seconds and tried again then it said the battery was good now it is charging try that hope it works for you because it was driving me crazy.

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Just take out the battery for a few minutes, switch off all the cabels then put it all together again and it should work. Vista sucks.

try to turn off your computer with the adapter plugged in. the turn it back on, it should now say charging. it just worked on my hp

i've done it NUMEROUS times. i turned it off then turned it on. It would say charging but after like 5 min it would say "plugged in, not charging". i hate HP.

Not only HP, have the same problem with my Fujitsu Siemens, so I think it's a Vista problem. Just now mine says, 0% available(plugged in, not charging) Mine does the same after reboot, or unplug and plug it again

Same problem with a Dell Inspiron 8500 on Vista Ultimate. Typical Microsoft selling us a third time round with sub-standard basic routines.

Add Gateway to that list. I bought my laptop new about three months ago and it started doing this today. Was anyone able to figure out what's going on or what to do? Thanks, Kristen

Another HP one: Pavilion dv9212. Barely a year old, longer than everybody here but still too short for normal battery lifespan

I had the same problem with my toshiba satellite pro Think part of the problem is with the Vista OS

This is what i did to solve the problem

1. Plug out the AC Adapter 2. Switch the Power option mode to Power Saver 3. Plug back in the AC Adapter

Only annoying bit is the laptop is very slow when its in the power saver mode.

Hope that helps someone.

As i said mine is a Toshiba laptop not sure if this will work for other laptop brands.

Hope Microsoft comes up with a patch for this one.

Have a good day RainManAlex

I have a toshiba satellite also and i have the same problem. Only mine still does not charge. Also sometimes the AC adaper sparks when I plug it in. You think it might be the adapter or battery?

This document pertains to HP Notebook PCs with Windows Vista. Understanding battery charging issues If the notebook battery is not charging or the notebook does not indicate that the battery is charging, the most likely scenario is that the battery itself is operating correctly, but its power management software may have become corrupt. In order to correct the problem, you will need to uninstall and reinstall the power management software by using the Device Manager. This document will explain how to uninstall and reinstall the ACPI Battery listings in Windows Vista, as well as how to obtain and install updated BIOS files, if needed to correct other battery issues. Uninstalling and reinstalling power management software in Windows Vista In order to correct problems with the battery's power management software, follow the steps below.

1.

Click Start and type device in the search field, then select Device Manager .

2.

Expand the Batteries category.

3.

Under the Batteries category, right-click the Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery listing, and select Uninstall .

WARNING: Do not remove the Microsoft AC Adapter driver or any other ACPI compliant driver.

4.

On the Device Manager taskbar, click Scan for hardware changes .

Alternately, select Action > Scan for hardware changes .

Windows will scan your computer for hardware that doesn't have drivers installed, and will install the drivers needed to manage your battery's power. The notebook should now indicate that the battery is charging.

that doesnt work for me???? what other options do i have???

yah! it worked. thanks :]

i have an hp and it didn't work for me either...

I have don what u said and it will charge for about 10 sec and then it goes back to not charging

you can ad acer to to the list. My acer laptop does the same stupid crap of plugged in, not charging!!

this worked!! thank you so much!

First time it just shut down without a warning or anything. Now that I know what the problem is, I'm pissed because this computer is relatively new.

"plugged in, not charging" Thats like saying... "new 52'' LCD T.V., not going to turn it on"

don't just click on the restart because i did that and it didnt work. Instead just click on the "shut down". When you turn your laptop back on it'll probably say its charging. hope this helps.

The method of which Steve mentioned above worked for me, thnx!

Unplug the power adapter, select Power Saver, replug the Power adapater. It will show "plugged in, charging". You can then change back to Balanced and it will work.

Overall disappointing - it should kick in charging the moment it is replugged in, without all this garbage.

Regards, Nikhil