Plugged in, not charging - PLEASE HELP

Hi,
I have a T61 and from yesterday my battery is not charging. I have a 9 cell battery and when I plug in the AC adapter, it shows "plugged in, not charging" status on the battery icon in the system tray. Could someone please help asap?
Thanks,
Animesh

so if you unplug the ac does the battery discharge?
Try to uninstall Thinkvantage power manager and then reinstall it.
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