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legg
Feb 24, 2021, 10:54:32 AM2/24/21
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Trying to use windows powercfg command prompt.
C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /batteryreport
gets
Invalid Parameters -- try "/?" for help
C:\Windows\system32>/powercfg /batteryreport
gets
'/powercfg' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
blah blah . . .
Used to have a pretty comprehensive battery monitor on this
machine.
Would read serial number, mfr, cycle count, original capacity,
present capacity and dynamic charge/ discharge numbers.
Disappeared somehow. Nothing in Acer downloads, currently.
Any suggestions?
second post - first doesn't seem to register?
RL
C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /batteryreport
gets
Invalid Parameters -- try "/?" for help
C:\Windows\system32>/powercfg /batteryreport
gets
'/powercfg' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
blah blah . . .
Used to have a pretty comprehensive battery monitor on this
machine.
Would read serial number, mfr, cycle count, original capacity,
present capacity and dynamic charge/ discharge numbers.
Disappeared somehow. Nothing in Acer downloads, currently.
Any suggestions?
second post - first doesn't seem to register?
RL
Don Y
Feb 24, 2021, 11:16:17 AM2/24/21
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On 2/24/2021 8:55 AM, legg wrote:
> Trying to use windows powercfg command prompt.
>
> C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /batteryreport
> gets
> Invalid Parameters -- try "/?" for help
>
> C:\Windows\system32>/powercfg /batteryreport
> gets
> '/powercfg' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> blah blah . . .
Leading slash?
> Trying to use windows powercfg command prompt.
>
> C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /batteryreport
> gets
> Invalid Parameters -- try "/?" for help
>
> C:\Windows\system32>/powercfg /batteryreport
> gets
> '/powercfg' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> blah blah . . .
Ed Lee
Feb 24, 2021, 11:33:06 AM2/24/21
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On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 7:54:32 AM UTC-8, legg wrote:
> Trying to use windows powercfg command prompt.
>
> C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /batteryreport
> gets
> Invalid Parameters -- try "/?" for help
Did not try "powercfg /?"
> Trying to use windows powercfg command prompt.
>
> C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /batteryreport
> gets
> Invalid Parameters -- try "/?" for help
Jeff Liebermann
Feb 24, 2021, 12:50:26 PM2/24/21
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2. Do not paraphrase error messages. The time you save by not
supplying the full error message is less than the time I waste trying
to decode your interpretration.
3. Disclose the version of Windoze that you're using. MS created
some problems in powercfg in release 1909. We're at 2004 or 20H2 now,
and I suspect that there still may be problems.
<https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/149172-two-microsoft-acpi-compliant-control-method-battery-device-manager.html?149172=#post1824625>
4. Disclose the Acer model number of your laptops.
5. Disclose whether you have a battery installed and if it's
recognized as an ACPI compliant control method battery. I've seen a
few 3rd party replacement battery that lack this feature and therefore
do not work with powercfg.
Good luck.
--
Jeff Liebermann je...@cruzio.com
PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
legg
Feb 25, 2021, 10:37:49 AM2/25/21
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On Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:50:16 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com>
wrote:
>On Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:55:23 -0500, legg <le...@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:
>
>>Trying to use windows powercfg command prompt.
>>
>>C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /batteryreport
>>gets
>>Invalid Parameters -- try "/?" for help
>>
>>C:\Windows\system32>/powercfg /batteryreport
>>gets
>>'/powercfg' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>>blah blah . . .
>>
>>Used to have a pretty comprehensive battery monitor on this
>>machine.
>>Would read serial number, mfr, cycle count, original capacity,
>>present capacity and dynamic charge/ discharge numbers.
>>Disappeared somehow. Nothing in Acer downloads, currently.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>>
>>second post - first doesn't seem to register?
>>
>>RL
>
>1. Drop the "/" before the powercfg.
Tried both, and a backslash, for fun.
C:\Windows\system32>/powercfg /batteryreport
gets - '/powercfg' is not recognized as an internal or external
command, operable program or batch file.
Same with leading backslash.
>3. Disclose the version of Windoze that you're using. MS created
>some problems in powercfg in release 1909. We're at 2004 or 20H2 now,
>and I suspect that there still may be problems.
><https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/149172-two-microsoft-acpi-compliant-control-method-battery-device-manager.html?149172=#post1824625>
W7 Home premium SP1 x64, but reads as W7 personal 6.01.7601 SP1 x64 to
SandraPro.
Powercfg.exe is v6.1.7600.16385, from 2009
>4. Disclose the Acer model number of your laptops.
I've got two Acers - one being troubleshot that produced an early
battery death - an Aspire 5552 and a 'reference' Acer 5742z, with
two working Acer stock batteries of different age and capacity.
ASD1051 (panasonic) and ASD1031 (sanyo).
>5. Disclose whether you have a battery installed and if it's
>recognized as an ACPI compliant control method battery. I've seen a
>few 3rd party replacement battery that lack this feature and therefore
>do not work with powercfg.
The dead battery is generic, as will be the replacement(s) when they
arrive.
All charge and run and report capacity in operation, though the actual
charging current is reported as 0 on both units for all batteries
using simple outboard 'gimmicks'.
The Acer 5552 now reports all batteries as 'suggest you replace soon',
whether good or bad.
No problems with 5742z when dealing with dead battery - just
recognizes capacity is zero (discharging) or 100% (charging)
and does what it should under the circumstances.
>
>Good luck.
When powercfg DOES run, I'm told it buries a text report file
somewhere in the users folders, with an unknown name and file
extension, that I'm supposed to search for. Any help in this regard
would also be appreciated.
RL
wrote:
>On Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:55:23 -0500, legg <le...@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:
>
>>Trying to use windows powercfg command prompt.
>>
>>C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /batteryreport
>>gets
>>Invalid Parameters -- try "/?" for help
>>
>>C:\Windows\system32>/powercfg /batteryreport
>>gets
>>'/powercfg' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>>blah blah . . .
>>
>>Used to have a pretty comprehensive battery monitor on this
>>machine.
>>Would read serial number, mfr, cycle count, original capacity,
>>present capacity and dynamic charge/ discharge numbers.
>>Disappeared somehow. Nothing in Acer downloads, currently.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>>
>>second post - first doesn't seem to register?
>>
>>RL
>
>1. Drop the "/" before the powercfg.
>2. Do not paraphrase error messages. The time you save by not
>supplying the full error message is less than the time I waste trying
>to decode your interpretration.
>supplying the full error message is less than the time I waste trying
>to decode your interpretration.
C:\Windows\system32>/powercfg /batteryreport
gets - Invalid Parameters -- try "/?" for help
C:\Windows\system32>/powercfg /batteryreport
command, operable program or batch file.
Same with leading backslash.
>3. Disclose the version of Windoze that you're using. MS created
>some problems in powercfg in release 1909. We're at 2004 or 20H2 now,
>and I suspect that there still may be problems.
><https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/149172-two-microsoft-acpi-compliant-control-method-battery-device-manager.html?149172=#post1824625>
SandraPro.
Powercfg.exe is v6.1.7600.16385, from 2009
>4. Disclose the Acer model number of your laptops.
battery death - an Aspire 5552 and a 'reference' Acer 5742z, with
two working Acer stock batteries of different age and capacity.
ASD1051 (panasonic) and ASD1031 (sanyo).
>5. Disclose whether you have a battery installed and if it's
>recognized as an ACPI compliant control method battery. I've seen a
>few 3rd party replacement battery that lack this feature and therefore
>do not work with powercfg.
arrive.
All charge and run and report capacity in operation, though the actual
charging current is reported as 0 on both units for all batteries
using simple outboard 'gimmicks'.
The Acer 5552 now reports all batteries as 'suggest you replace soon',
whether good or bad.
No problems with 5742z when dealing with dead battery - just
recognizes capacity is zero (discharging) or 100% (charging)
and does what it should under the circumstances.
>
>Good luck.
When powercfg DOES run, I'm told it buries a text report file
somewhere in the users folders, with an unknown name and file
extension, that I'm supposed to search for. Any help in this regard
would also be appreciated.
RL
legg
Feb 25, 2021, 1:15:19 PM2/25/21
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>On Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:55:23 -0500, legg <le...@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:
>
>>Trying to use windows powercfg command prompt.
>>
>>C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /batteryreport
>>gets
>>Invalid Parameters -- try "" for help
>
>>Trying to use windows powercfg command prompt.
>>
>>C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /batteryreport
>>gets
By taking this literally
C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /?
got ~5 pages of print describing valid powercfg commands.
batteryreport isn't one of them - it's what I'm interested
in, though.
Too bad there's not a simple smb monitor built-in.
Might not be much use without knowledge of the state-machines
involved, but it would give some idea of com and measurement
integrity.
RL
legg
Feb 25, 2021, 1:40:06 PM2/25/21
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RL
Steve Wilson
Feb 25, 2021, 2:12:50 PM2/25/21
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legg <le...@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:
[...]
> OK. I googled it. W8 or later.
>
> RL
I've got it on XP SP3. It is described in Wikipedia:
powercfg (executable name powercfg.exe) is a command-line utility that is
used from an elevated Windows Command Prompt to control all configurable
power system settings, including hardware-specific configurations that are
not configurable through the Control Panel, on a per-user basis. It was
first introduced by Microsoft in Windows XP SP2 in 2004.[1][2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powercfg
I tried running it. I could get a help list but not much else.
Usage
powercfg must be run from an elevated command prompt, and, under Windows
XP, it requires workstation Administrator or power user rights. Power
Schemes are configured on a per-user basis. The most common cause of
problems with power saving and hibernation on Windows systems is an
incompatible device driver. This can be diagnosed by disabling each device
in turn (with powercfg /devicedisablewake). When activating power saving
across a local area network, it is important to ensure that software
updates, security patches and antivirus updates in particular, are not
disrupted. Microsoft recommends to configure its Windows Server Update
Services to install updates when workstations are available and Windows
Task Scheduler can be set to wake the machine when needed.
I never use the hibernate or sleep commands, and never run from a battery,
so powercfg is not going to do much on my machine. But I thank you for
mentioning it so I could find out what it does.
--
The best designs occur in the theta state. - sw
[...]
> OK. I googled it. W8 or later.
>
> RL
powercfg (executable name powercfg.exe) is a command-line utility that is
used from an elevated Windows Command Prompt to control all configurable
power system settings, including hardware-specific configurations that are
not configurable through the Control Panel, on a per-user basis. It was
first introduced by Microsoft in Windows XP SP2 in 2004.[1][2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powercfg
I tried running it. I could get a help list but not much else.
Usage
powercfg must be run from an elevated command prompt, and, under Windows
XP, it requires workstation Administrator or power user rights. Power
Schemes are configured on a per-user basis. The most common cause of
problems with power saving and hibernation on Windows systems is an
incompatible device driver. This can be diagnosed by disabling each device
in turn (with powercfg /devicedisablewake). When activating power saving
across a local area network, it is important to ensure that software
updates, security patches and antivirus updates in particular, are not
disrupted. Microsoft recommends to configure its Windows Server Update
Services to install updates when workstations are available and Windows
Task Scheduler can be set to wake the machine when needed.
I never use the hibernate or sleep commands, and never run from a battery,
so powercfg is not going to do much on my machine. But I thank you for
mentioning it so I could find out what it does.
--
The best designs occur in the theta state. - sw
legg
Feb 25, 2021, 9:02:08 PM2/25/21
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On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:12:44 -0000 (UTC), Steve Wilson <sp...@me.com>
wrote:
You get an elementary battery report from a 'powercfg -energy' prompt
in pre-W8 OS. This records 60 seconds of operating power information.
An HTML formatted report shows up in the system32 folder, but nothing
of the dynamics or history available in the /batteryreport.
I didn't want to change anything (yet). Just wanted to see what was
going on, or different, between normal unit/battery and
batterykiller/dead battery.
RL
wrote:
in pre-W8 OS. This records 60 seconds of operating power information.
An HTML formatted report shows up in the system32 folder, but nothing
of the dynamics or history available in the /batteryreport.
I didn't want to change anything (yet). Just wanted to see what was
going on, or different, between normal unit/battery and
batterykiller/dead battery.
RL
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