Re: how to get computer going after removal of battery from computer

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From: Mark Micallef (mark.micallef_at_nospam.bigpond.com)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:15:54 +1000

Hi Joey,

You might get more help in a Windows support newsgroup (this one is for
Office). That said, this little ramble may help:

Firstly, is your friend using a laptop? This may sound like a silly
question, but there's two types of batteries used in a computer - one
that would stuff things up if removed, and one that won't.

If its the laptop's main battery (usually big squarish thing that slots
out easily from the front or bottom), then removing it should make no
difference to the computer (so long as it was already powered down when
the battery was removed). If the laptop was powered on and, for example,
sitting at the login screen, then yanking the battery *might* (but not
necessarily) cause some corruption that would then stop Windows from
working properly, but even so its kind of unlikely.

If it was the little round battery (similar to a watch battery but a bit
bigger) that sits on a computer's motherboard (known as the CMOS
battery, you'd actually have to open the computer up to remove it, and
you're likely to break the clip if you don't know how to remove it
properly), then removing that in many computers would generally cause
all kinds of hell the next time you try to power on. That little battery
allows your computer to remember its most basic settings, like what
other components are installed on the computer, and where to load the
operating system (Windows) from.

I know this isn't a solid answer for you, but a little more info is
needed to tackle this one. When you say the "drivers can't be found",
how is this apparent? EXACTLY what do you see on the screen? Please
re-type it in your reply WORD FOR WORD - this is important to diagnose
the problem, since we can't see what's going on in your friends computer
(imagine calling up your car mechanic and saying the car can't find the
petrol - is it a hole in the petrol tank? a faulty fuel pump? a leaky
hose? or maybe just out of fuel? the more precise the info, the better
your chances of getting some useful solution from someone here).

Cheers,
Mark

joey wrote:

> Hi I have a friend who has a computer that has had the battery taken out for
> about 5 mins and put back in and now i would like to know the procedure of
> getting it back going again! all the drivers for the computer are not to be
> found and well i have a xp pro disk and i think she might have the original
> office xp disk that was on her computer before the battery was removed but
> am completely unsure . i think the battery was removed because she forgot the
> windows log in password and i guess by removing the battery she thought it
> might help!! lolso any help on this would be greatly appreciated . i
> basically know how to do things if im instructed what to do im not 100%
> computer illiterate so any help would be great thanks jo-jo

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