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    Windows 7 Bootup problem on restart

    I have a Toshiba Satellite which bootsup OK (most of the time) when I switch it on but when I do a restart it gets to the Windows 7 logo then I just get a cursor on a black screen. Can anyone help with why this should be the case? Thanks Tony
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    Windows 7 Notepad desktop.ini problem on reboot

    Hello Everyone and thanks in advance for your help! Blue screen when automatic updates installed last night. Now on reboot I get the following Notepad popping up (below). I also copied the blue screen crash info. Any input would be much appreciated. 1. The desktop.ini file does exist as...
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    Windows 8 No browser in Windows 8?

    Is it possible my new windows 8 computer does not have a browser installed? It's been a week, I keep searching, can't find one anywhere. I installed chrome on it, that works. I assume I can download IE free from MS, But IE has to already be on this thing someplace. Where is it? Toshiba...
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    Windows 7 Hard drive failure - Win 7 Backup

    Hi Everyone, Lately, whenever I shutdown Win 7 and then restart my laptop (Toshiba A665) it fails to boot. HDD light stays on and sometimes fail to recognize HDD in BIOS. It eventually WILL boot. Now Win7 is say that the HDD has reported a failure, and tell me to avoid using the computer until...
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    Windows 8 How to install older drivers in Windows8?

    I have an older laptop TOSHIBA. According to Microsft is compatible with Windows 8 I also managed to install the new OS. But I need to install Windows 8 some older drivers (for example, Windows 7). Does anyone know how to do this?
  6. Windows 8 Can't Finish Account Setup Without Being Online...

    ...And Can't Get Online Without Finishing Account Setup! My admin at work configured a new laptop with Windows 8, created a user account on it for me and gave it to me so that I could get it setup with all my stuff over the weekend, ready to go on Monday morning. When I got it home this...
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    Windows 7 Ad Hoc issues

    Hello all, Brand new user here. Trying to ad Hoc between a laptop with Win7 Startup and a home-build with Win7 Home Premium. I finally got each to see each other; however, all I can get to show in the Network icon of each system is C:\Users. In there I have Default and Default User (no Public...
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    Windows 7 Toshiba Laptop CTRL Key randomly copies, pastes, enlargens, and scrolls down screen, shortcuts don't

    I am using a Toshiba Laptop for Windows 7. The Left and Right CTRL key is not working properly on my keyboard. I know that this is a very common problem for many people, but I have not been able to find a solution online for mine yet. I have also not found anybody whose CTRL keys have resulted...
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    Windows 7 Window 7 Key not working properly

    So i'm a pretty hardcore gamer , and i've had this laptop for a year now. I play alot of MMOs so i press the W alot , well lately ive been experiencing issues with it whereas it'll work intermittently . Somtimes it does nothing even after a few presses and other when it DOES work it duplicates...
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    Windows 7 Don't know where to go here

    I have a toshiba satellite with windows 7 64-bit installed. It been giving me problems when opening iTunes or explorer saying its unexpectedly stopped working. I would like to just reinstall windows, I've done it before for a similar issue but don't remember what I did. I've tried different...
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    Windows 8 After two weeks with Windows 8, I find it the least stable OS

    My two weeks with two Windows 8 computers - one computer and one laptop. It's my very short story about Windows 8. Three months ago, I purchased a new computer with Windows 7 for my work . It has Intel Core i7-3770 and 8.0 GB RAM. During those months, I had ZERO issues with my computer...
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    Windows 7 BSOD on Mother's Laptop - mainly when connecting to Internet

    My mother's laptop has recently starting suffering frequent BSODs - having started to look at it, it seems to mainly happen when connecting to the internet. I haven't been able to run many of the suggested software as connecting to the internet causes it to crash. I attach one of the desired...
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    Windows 7 Inadvertent folder deletion

    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit on Toshiba Qosmio - I've been experiencing random folder deletions. Today I was deleting a single video from a folder when I got the msg "too big for recycle bin - permanently delete?" I clicked yes and the entire folder disappeared. This happens maybe once every...
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    Windows 8 Keyboard acting kind of weird

    Suddenly and quite without warning, my forward slash is doing the following - make sure you're standing up before you see the following holding down the Shift button - forward slash = \ Now my keyboard is set to "English (United States) keyboard" - If I set it to "English (Canada) keyboard" I...
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    Windows 7 "Limited Access" plaguing my laptop, help!

    Hi, so my laptop has been having some majors errors for the past few days. Essentially, I can start using my internet for a few minutes at a time, then I notice nothing will load, and I no longer have internet access. It still shows 5 bars in the bottom right corner for a few seconds, then...
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    Windows 7 W7 64Bite Premium Service Pack 1

    How can i create or Re-Store POINT IN: W7 64Bite Premium Service Pack 1 I have create before restore point, but Is not there anymore. The problem is when I start My PC some 2 command windows show really fast and I'm not quite sure what it's. Windows working fine is just I have a problem using...
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    Windows 8 Install Win 8 Upgrade

    I am going to download Win 8 and install it as an upgrade to an existing Win 7 oem on a Toshiba Laptop. I have run the pre- assessment tool and the result was OK. I want to do a fresh install of Win 7 prior to upgrading, I have the disk's to do that. Will I have to update the fresh install...
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    Windows 7 No Audio Output Device Is Installed

    On the 23rd (three days ago) my sound was working fine, but saturday my sound stopped working and my speaker icon had a red dot with a white 'X' in it and says "No Audio Output Device Installed". I have gone into my device manager and the 'Audio, Video and Game Controllers' is missing. I have...
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    Windows 7 Tune Up & Tweaking

    Hello. I have re-installed Windows,many times and destroyed 1 acer laptop,because of tune up software,now i have tryed System Mechanic pro on my new toshiba laptop and it works perfectly,i do not use all the advice the program offers. My disc defragmenter is Auslogics disc defrag...
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    Windows 7 Toshiba Laptop Will Not Boot - Hard Drive Problem

    Toshiba Laptop Will Not Boot I have a year old Toshiba laptop that just stopped booting up this week. Worked fine Sunday, then Monday it would not start. Black screen with the option to repair or start normally. Repair goes through the motions and then states it was unsuccessful. Starting...