I'd recommend buying from a seller on ebay that offers refunds and free returns, that way you can get your money back come hell or high water.
I know what you mean, I have an old ThinkPad with XP on it that has a battery but it runs down in just a few minutes so it is for the most part gone.
You got it right, this sure isn't Windows 95.
Are you on a wireless connection?
I have a slow DSL connection and I know I'd be up all night babysitting the machine, starting and stopping it.
I am trying to still download updates for Windows 7 on that other computer that has updates that won't install hidden.
Do you know how to do this? If they won't install you can have it download them again and select them and hide them but ... you are probably hiding some sort of *critical* update or some such thing.
I'll tell you, Microsoft has us up the creek and they know it.
If I see another window pop-up telling me to upgrade to Windows 10 I think I'll 
I did a quick search on ebay for a battery for the machine you name and it gave me 270+ results! Its out there ... lowest price I see is:
$7.99 to $18.99
Buy It Now
Free Shipping
Free Returns
Seller is: championbattery
I hope this helps!
HELP! Indeed!!
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