MacBook will not power or charge! HELP ME!

My MacBook was working great last night. I was watching a DVD on it and the battery started to go low. I closed it up and layed it down and went to bed. I did shut off DVD before closing it up. Safri might have still been on I am not sure. Either way I wake up to a dead battery, so as always I plugged in the AC to watch my movie, but the light on the AC will not even light up. I even took the battery out and still it will not Power on. I cleaned and put battery back in and still NOTHING. No chargeing up, no powering on. My computer just will not power on at all. I had this happen to an iBook, but it finally came on after taking the battery out ten or more times and just kept pushing the power button. But, I've tried all morning and I can't get anything to happen with this MacBook. Am I suppose to hold down a key or is there a way to reset the computer? It was working great! Not one problem EVER. Not even a shut down or locking up....nothing. Not. One. Problem. Please HELP ME!? I'm guessing the battery went completely dead and forced the computer to shut off....but why will it not cut back on? I'll give you the BIGGEST (((HUG))) if you can help me! -Aimee ;o)

Yea. They call themselves a "genius," but that they are NOT! Some are so clueless and only want you to buy a new computer. Theres gotta be a better way. Sometimes I think APPLE put a little device in their computers and after five years it blows up and kills the computer so your only option is to buy a new one. I"M NOT GIVING UP!!! LOL!

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