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

Re:My battery died

[Anonymous Coward]

You should be thankful that it didn't burst while it was on your lap, sending acidic juices cascading down your groin, severely burning your penis and scrotum, thus destroying your ability to obtain and sustain an erection (not to mention preventing you from blowing jizm), which in turn causes your wife to take her netbook (with a working battery!) to your boss' house, where he repeatedly pounds her in the ass while his Mexican maid watches.

Re:((Possibly allows) != (Probably causes))

[Zero__Kelvin]

Either that or I read the article.