MacBookPro Battery: cannot be charged!

My MacBookPro, about two months old, is working well, except that the battery is not charged up for last three days. System profile says that
Power
Connected: Yes
Charging : No
Besides, the orage light is not on at a little white connecter.
So as far as my MBP is connected to the power supply, I can use it.
I called the call center. A lady kindly replaced the power supply white box, but it does not help at all. So I called it again. This time the other girl offered me to replace the battery. I will see the result hopefully in a few days.
It seems to me that the hardware is not the problem, but that some softwares made the trouble.
I would like to have some suggestions from the exerienced people.

It may well be the battery. All lithium polymer (and lithium ion) batteries have a built in microprocessor. If that microprocessor detects a condition that could lead to catastrophic failure of the battery, it will shut the battery down permanently. It is there to prevent overcharging of the battery because overcharging a lithium battery can lead to a serious problem.

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Warning to all 64-bit Windows 7 users: Do NOT install Windows 7 SP1 !!!!!   If you do and
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software that was the cause of the problem. Unbelievable !!!
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So, all Sony VAIO Users - don't install Windows 7 SP1 and expect Sony Support to help.
Most of all - when the Sony VAIO battery management software ruins your battery, don't expect Sony to replace
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And now for a bit of a rant to make me feel better ... This was the first time I've bought a Sony - I've had dozens
of Dells over the years but thought I'd try a VAIO for a change ... Given my recent experience guess what my next machine will be? Sony may be making a small financial loss since the Tsunami and online PSP gaming / hacker problems, but with service like
this their VAIO losses will also be significant in the future - Sony just don't get that customers pay for and expect service when we buy a machine ... Idiots!
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