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From: DE on 25 Mar 2010 00:50
On a Windows 2003 server, a standard battery icon has appeared in the
system tray. The system indicates it is on batteries at 100%, even
though it's plugged in etc. and is a standard rack-mount Proliant
server, and the power options are set to -not- show the icon in the
system tray although of course, the system doesn't have batteries in the
first place.

The only reference to this happening that I can find in a web search is
on a paid site.

Anyone ever seen this, have any idea why the icon appeared in the tray?

Thanks.
From: Chris M on 25 Mar 2010 11:52
On 25/03/2010 04:50, DE wrote:
> On a Windows 2003 server, a standard battery icon has appeared in the
> system tray. The system indicates it is on batteries at 100%, even
> though it's plugged in etc. and is a standard rack-mount Proliant
> server, and the power options are set to -not- show the icon in the
> system tray although of course, the system doesn't have batteries in the
> first place.
>
> The only reference to this happening that I can find in a web search is
> on a paid site.

Do you mean Experts Exchange? Specifically this page:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/SBS_Small_Business_Server/Q_23501132.html

If so, just scroll right to the bottom to see the answers. Unless the
question is very recent, you can see the answers without needing to log in.

As per this article, perhaps try:

powercfg /GLOBALPOWERFLAG off /option BATTERYICON

--
Chris M.
From: DE on 25 Mar 2010 16:50
Chris M wrote:
> On 25/03/2010 04:50, DE wrote:
>> On a Windows 2003 server, a standard battery icon has appeared in the
>> system tray. The system indicates it is on batteries at 100%, even
>> though it's plugged in etc. and is a standard rack-mount Proliant
>> server, and the power options are set to -not- show the icon in the
>> system tray although of course, the system doesn't have batteries in the
>> first place.
>>
>> The only reference to this happening that I can find in a web search is
>> on a paid site.
>
> Do you mean Experts Exchange? Specifically this page:
>
> http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/SBS_Small_Business_Server/Q_23501132.html
>
>
> If so, just scroll right to the bottom to see the answers. Unless the
> question is very recent, you can see the answers without needing to log in.
>
> As per this article, perhaps try:
>
> powercfg /GLOBALPOWERFLAG off /option BATTERYICON
>

Yes, in fact, that was the one reference I could find. Thanks for the
hint; I didn't scroll down, clearly.

More to the point, thanks for the info.

-- DE
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