Ari wrote:
> I am running XP Home on my new Dell laptop. The battery
> power meter does not show up in the taskbar. Although in the Control
> Panel -> Power Options -> Advanced , the checkbox "Always show icon on the
> taskbar" is always checked.
>
> Please help me out of this problem.
> Thanks

The icon will be in the taskbar. But it will be a matter
of expanding the taskbar to bring up the power meter icon.
Click on it and the icon will probably stay visible for the
duration of the session.