HELP!!! mac book not charging

ibought my mac book back in 2008 and have nothing but great things to say about it. Recently i ran into a charging problem where it just says not charging at the top. My mac is still working fine but i would like it to charge. I was wondering if it would be the charger, battery, or both? someone help me please

You'll want to provide your battery information. The process is a little different depending on whether or not you have Lion installed or not.
1) Pre-Lion: Click on the Apple logo on the top left of your display. Select "About this Mac" and then select "More Info". Scroll down the left pane and click on "Power". On the right pane, scroll down to the battery section and copy that whole section and paste it here.
2) With Lion: Click on the Apple logo on the top left of your display and select "About this Mac". You'll get a pop-up like below. Select "System Report". On the System Report, scroll down the left pane and click on "Power". On the right pane, scroll down to the battery section and copy that whole section and paste it here.

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