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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Recovery disk not working

    Ive been having a bit of trouble with my windows 7 Toshiba laptop computer lately. It started with my computer running slow one evening so I tried to restart it but when it started up, it blue screened for half a second and shut off. I tried repeating this but it just kept happening. I tried...
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    Windows 7 New Problem

    Since the Original thread got very lengthy, I will post new problem. My Toshiba Satellite A665 laptop now shows me this: (Toshiba Recovery Wizard Recovery of Factory Default Software Preparing. Initializing the Partition, Please Wait....) There it sits. What do I need to do next? A...
  3. Windows 8 how can I fix fake Microsoft hack

    yesterday I received a phone call from a guy claiming to work for Microsoft,he went on to say my system was in danger of crashing, and that they would fix it for me no problem, before allowing him to remote access, he had me access some files and directories which showed numerous errors, after...
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    Windows 8 Trouble Connecting to a Certain Network Point

    I recently got a new laptop, and it runs on windows 8.1. So far almost everything has been fine except for one issue: that I can not connect to a certain home network. At my home I have two available WiFi points, and one I can connect to no problem, just as normal, but my main one does not...
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    Windows 8 display problem with windows 8.1

    I have a problem with laptop (Toshiba Tecra A10) with display of icons in the gmail login and the menu page (please see uploaded files) Skype is also affected and possibly other parts of the windows also: Some icons are only in black and white : some havent got the logo in the icon and other...
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    Windows 8 Windows Failed to Start Properly

    After an hour or two of using my PC, It would then shut its self down and restart wanting to restore to an early point where the PC was working correctly. Just in case you are wondering my PC is a Toshiba Satellite L850D, Windows 8.0.
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    Windows 8 Laptop screen turns off sooner than supposed to

    I have a Toshiba laptop (Satellite C55-A). The screen is set to turn off after 25 minutes, but after I lock it, it shuts off in under a minute. Why?
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    Windows 8 Windows Store Not Working

    I understand that there are other threads regarding this issue, but I've not found one regarding my problem specifically. I have the Toshiba Satellite C55, and have only owned this laptop for a few months. At time of purchase, Windows Store worked fine, and I even downloaded several apps such as...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 Supervisor password reset

    I had occasion to employ Toshiba to remove some malware from a Toshiba Satellite laptop. Some time later I needed to uninstall an Ap and discovered there was need for a Supervisor password. I am assuming the tech set that up (why?) as I had installed considerable Aps earlier without needing a...
  10. Windows XP Windows Longhorn

    I wasn't sure where to post this but, I need help. I'm working on a project to rebuild the beta OS Windows Longhorn. I have installed Build 4039 on a Toshiba netbook, but there are numerous issues. Really what I'm asking for is someone who can help me over e-mail to resolve issues as they...
  11. Windows 7 Windows uses the fan so much.

    Windows almost abuses the fan on my laptop. Toshiba Satellite C875-S7303. Whenever I try to run Borderlands 2, while loading the game the laptop overheated. Windows 8 (which came with the laptop) did the same thing, then I wiped it and put Ubuntu 13.04 on it and it never overheated. Is there a...
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    Windows 8 Internet on Toshiba laptop is very slow

    The internet on my laptop is randomly extremely slow on wifi. For instance, when I run a speed test, the download speed will be around 15 Mbps which is normal performance and a few minutes later will not even crack 1 mbp. No other computer on my network is as slow as this. I'm posting from my...
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    Windows 7 Product key find from HDD and reinstall (windows 7)

    Hi guys. A friend of mine recently gave me his old laptop (toshiba satellite running win 7 home premium) which had been stepped on and broken. I pulled it apart and saved the HDD and ram for a rainy day. Prior to this I purchased a dirt cheap 15inch macbook pro. After a few months, the...
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    Windows Vista Toshiba hhd ghost

    I am working on a Toshiba Satalight laptop. The HDD is starting to show bad sectors. I have a new HDD and would like to ghost all the info and partitions to the new drive. So it will have all the tools and the rescue image. Question what is the best utillity to use for this job? Sent from my...
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    Windows 7 Cannot boot into Win7

    Hi all: I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 as a second OS on my Toshiba Satellite laptop. Long story short, I can no longer boot into Windows 7. I turn on my computer, select Win7 from GRUB, but the screen freezes at the Starting Windows screen. Similarly, when I try and boot into safe mode, it...
  16. Windows 7 My computer is messed up

    Hi. I was just using my computer, but then it fatally messed up. When I tried to click something it didn't do anything and it clicked stuff randomly and dragged stuff randomly. I wanted to do a computer scan but guess what? I can't click anything. I have a Toshiba Satellite with 8.0 GB RAM with...
  17. Windows 8 Booting windows from USB. Please help.

    Hello guys. I have a real problem that I dont know how to deal with. I try to reinstall windows on my Toshiba Satellite laptop from usb stick. I used Windows 7 USB DVD download tool for booting the usb flash stick. I tried both WIN 7 and WIN 8.1 installation. In bios I set the priority for USB...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Says is connected to the internet, but won't load any webpages

    I have a Toshiba Satellite E45t-A4100 laptop with Windows 8.1. It says that it's connecting to the internet, but whenever I tried to load a webpage, it'll say that the webpage is not available. I tried on both Chrome and IE, but the problem persists. It'll get to google just fine if I type...
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    Windows 7 Endless BSODs

    Hey there, just joined the forum after I got tired of searching about my problem with no solution, I started to have these BSOD for a less than a year on my Toshiba Qosmio Windows 7 64xbit and I can't figure out the cause. They mostly happen while playing games especially League of Legends, but...
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    Windows 7 Strange audio issue..randomly stops

    Toshiba laptop, windows 7 home premium. Recently audio stopped working in the sense that i was getting no sound, but the volume control showed "normal" messed around rebooted it came back, lasted a few days then went out. This time the volume icon was X'd out, couldn't get it to work so i...