Microsoft Looking Into Windows 7 Battery Failures

Jared writes "Microsoft says it is investigating reports of notebooks with poor battery life with Windows 7, as first reported by users on Microsoft TechNet. These users claim their batteries were working just fine under Windows XP and/or Windows Vista, and others are saying that battery problems occur on their new Windows 7 PCs. Under Win7, certain machines spit out the following warning message: 'Consider replacing your battery. There is a problem with your battery, so your computer might shut down suddenly.' The warning is normally issued after using the computer's BIOS to determine whether a battery needs replacement, but in this case it appears the operating system and not the battery is the problem. These customers say their PC's battery life is noticeably lower, with some going as far as to say that it has become completely unusable after a few weeks. To make matters worse, others are reporting that downgrading to an earlier version of Windows doesn't fix the problem."

Comments

Come on Slashdot...

[datapharmer]

If you are going to post sensationalist stories at least give them better headlines. How about "Microsoft charged with assault on battery"... or some such. Seriously though, this could be bad if the users don't turn out to be crazies that don't want to admit their batteries just went bad.

Re:My battery died

[PawNtheSandman]

That was my idea.

Re:There is some kind of battery black magic

[melikamp]

Yeah, totally. I am using Windows 7 on a laptop to write this message, and my battery is as healthy as

<NO CARRIER>

Re:Too much Windows open

[colonelquesadilla]

Clearly the power is leaking out all the windows, they should use quality double paned glass, to help mitigate the problem.

Re:My battery died

[thijsh]

I sense a disturbance in the force, as if millions of batteries cried out 'Windows 7 be damned' and bricked themselves.

From statistical viewpoint you have a valid argument, but remember: it's all just "Lies, damned lies, and statistics".
Or a more Homer-esque quote: "People can come up with statistics to prove anything. 14% of people know that.". :)

Re:My battery died

[Anonymous Coward]

After my battery died, I plugged it into the wall and got this message "Consider replacing your power generator. There is a problem with your power generator, so your computer might shut down suddenly." right before the city blacked ou...[HIBERNATE ACTIVATED]

Re:My battery died

[Hijacked Public]

lappy

This one word invalidates not only your entire post, but all of your other posts as well. Here at Slashdot and elsewhere.

Also, if your children have any posts those are invalidated as well.