On 13/04/2012 14:06, News wrote:

We have a little net book, running XP, and it is a lovely little
machine for browsing the web, reading mail etc. Works perfectly
except when rebooted, which I only do after MS updates.

When shut down, for any reason, it will not restart until the battery
has run down, and I mean completely flat. Every little volt.
Removing the battery does not help - the battery has to be in place,
but completely expired, which normally takes a couple of days. Then,
with the charger plugged in, it will boot normally and run perfectly,
either from battery or mains until the next upgrade/shut down.

The battery itself seems to be OK - it will run the machine for
several hours, which is all it managed when the machine was new a
couple of years ago.

Any thoughts?


1.Turn off, remove battery and power supply.
2.Press and hold the power button for 30+ seconds.
3.Insert battery and power cord, boot netbook.

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