Ever Calculating Battery

So last night, when I took my computer off the power chord, I had my computer on for a while and it still had the (Calculating...) thing beside it.
Now, I was tired and not paying attention much so I just turned it off and went to bed.
I was working on a PowerPoint for my mom for mother's day yesterday night so this morning, when I woke up, I turned on my computer again to show it to her. I had it on for a while before she even saw it but then I turned it off right after I used the PowerPoint. It still said (Calculating...), but I figured it was just because I was using a full screen application and couldn't see the battery until I closed the PowerPoint and I turned the computer off right after I used it so I didn't give it enough time to calculate.
However, now I've been using my computer for a good hour or so and the (Calculating...) thing is still there next to my battery symbol.
What does this mean? How do I get it to stop doing this?
I can still check the battery life by clicking the button on the side of my computer, but it's slightly annoying to not know exactly how much time I have.
Message was edited by: KContagious

Not right now it's not because I don't have it in. I meant that it has the (Calculating...) thing up when it's NOT charging. Last time I charged it, the chord was all the way in though and it had the amount of time left.

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