Windows thinks laptop is a desktop?!?​!

I'm trying to fix my brothers computer and am at a bit of a loss.  He has a Presario v5015us and Windows is treating it like a desktop.  There's no batteries listed in the device manager, no ACPI listed and the Power Options Properties shows a UPS tab, though there's no UPS.
The battery does charge and hold a charge, though the power icon in the task bar always shows "On AC Power".
I've tried looking for drivers on the site and on the install disk with no luck; and I've tried turning the computer on without the battery and then attaching the battery once Windows fully loads to see if t would recognize it but with no luck.

The system came with Windows XP Home edition but he later bought an upgrade to Pro (no idea why).  He's now upgrading to 7 but it wouldn't get past the compaitbility check stating that the system was not ACPI compliant, which is when he brought it to me.  The first thing I noticed was the "On AC Power" when it wasn't.

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