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Viewing power status in taskbar

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by lbarenblat

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I have Windows XP. I have always had my power show in the task bar - the source and the % charged in a bright green battery shaped icon - to the left of the circle with the arrow that shows or hides what is in the tray.

i clicked on it and for some reason told it to go away. I cannot figure out how to make it come back. I see in the power management where you can tell the icon to show in the tray, but i can't figure out how to get it back on the taskbar, to the left of the notification tray.

Any help on getting it back?

Thanks-

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by hal 9000

Then select Power Options and once that is open click on the Advanced Tab and tick Show in Task Bar.

Then OK the change and exit out of the Power Option Box by clicking on OK till you are back to the Control Panel and you should see the Power Option Icon in the Task Bar.

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by lbarenblat

Thanks! I had seen that option and it puts an icon in the tray near the clock. Before I also had larger icons to the left of the circle with the arrow that shows or hides what is in the tray. Know anything about that?

by hal 9000

So if you had something differed it's related to the brand of NB that you have.

There will be a utility somewhere in the Makers Name Programs to setup the Battery Condition Icon.

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by lbarenblat

I hadn't realized that would be a feature separate from Windows. Your message prompted me to look through the IBM programs, and I find a battery maximizer and was able to replace the icon.

Thank you!

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