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    Windows 8 Can I buy retail versions of 7 & 8.1

    I picked up a used Toshiba Satellite Pro L830 but the operating system is mashed, also there's no DVD. So, I thought I'd buy a new OS, preferably Win 7 Home premium or Wind 8.1 (both 32bit) The problem I'm having is difficulty buying a retail copy of either. The only ones that seem to be...
  2. R

    Windows 8 Operating system not found

    Hello fellow Microsoft community,i have a Toshiba l355 and recently when i turned on my laptop a screen has popped up saying operating system not found and i would like to know is there anything i can do to fix this,and if so can i kept the stuff or retrieve it. Thanks in advance and sorry if i...
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    Windows 7 toshiba laptop black screen.

    ok im just going to put it out there and say i have absolutely no knowledge with computers or technolagy really. i got my first laptop last year and it worked fine till now. its a toshiba. but everytime i start it up it. goes to a black screen saying check cable connection! pxe-mof : exiting...
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    Windows 8 windows 7 black screen check cable connection

    ok im just going to put it out there and say i have absolutely no knowledge with computers or technolagy really. i got my first laptop last year and it worked fine till now. its a toshiba. but everytime i start it up it. goes to a black screen saying check cable connection! pxe-mof : exiting...
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    Windows 8 System reverts to use Proxy on start up

    My apologizes if this question was answered, I did a search with no success. I recently purchased a new Toshiba laptop and it came loaded with Symantec. I uninstalled Symantec and today used the Symantec removal tool. The system consistently resets the Proxy setting to on after each reboot or...
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    Windows 8 Pointer Movement (or lack thereof)

    Having used laptops for too many years, I almost hate to make this post. I have a relatively new Toshiba laptop with Windows 8.1 (64-bit) installed, but I have always preferred to use a mouse when moving about the screen. Recently, for fun, I chanced to try using the built-in pad instead. The...
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    Windows 8 Recovery Screen pops up on Boot(WIN8)

    When I power on my computer (toshibba satellite) it comes to a screen that says RECOVERY: you need to use installation media. And I never thought of it to make a recovery disks. It is windows 8 and only a year old. Windows 8 actually cost more than this computer. Both toshiba and windows didn't...
  8. R

    Windows 7 HDD1/SSD1 password reset

    I inherited a Toshiba laptop from a recently deceased relative. It had a BIOS password which I was able to remove but still has a password listed as a HDD1/SSD1 password. I read the post by Mike Fara titled "Resetting Windows Passwords." I downloaded the repair program but could not get the...
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    Windows 7 Media player causing lockups

    Guys - I am not a technical user so this description will lack some detail, I ran into a problem and thought I would post here for suggestions. My machine recently started locking up when browsing. (Toshiba laptop running windows 7 that I have owned for about a year since new) I ran all...
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    VIDEO Toshiba 3TB Partitioned As All MBR?

    Guys, Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit with an ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3) MoBo that has a UEFI BIOS, i5-2500K and Corsair Vengeance 16 Gigs. My C, D and E partitions are on a 120 GB NTFS SSD with a MBR. My present STORAGE HDD is a 2TB Toshiba with a MBR. I recently purchased a Toshiba PH3300U-1I72 3TB...
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    Windows Vista Local connection only when trying to use Netgear router wifi

    I have a 5yr old Vista Toshiba. All the laptops, phones and internet gaming systems were working fine on wifi until my son changed the encryption code on the Netgear router "to something easier". Every device except my older Vista version, hopped onto wifi with the new code. Ive been on the...
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    Windows 8 How to Copy DVDs to Micro SD Cards for Kids' Tablets on Windows 8

    I have three children and they are all getting an android tablet for Christmas this year. We often take long road trips and I usually just charge up our laptop and bring DVD's along for them to watch. With that being said, the tablets they are getting can take a micro sd card. I know you can...
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    Windows 7 CD/DVD Drive Won't Work

    I have a Toshiba Satellite C655 with a DVD RW drive that won't play some DVDs or video games. For example, I put in a new Sim City game I bought today and a yellow light briefly flashes but does nothing after that. When I go to the Computer folder and click on the DVD RW icon, it spits out the...
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    Windows 8 cant fix hard drive (win8 only)

    i put win win8 only because i can only do things on win8 i have desktop with win7 but i cant access it very well/not at all. so i am having problems accessing my toshiba canvio 1tb 3.0 usb drive i have lots of info hopefully someone can help. chkdsk shows an error (696e647863686b2e 1234) with...
  15. Sonny

    Can I install Windows 8.1

    A friend of mine just bought a new Toshiba Laptop which came with Windows 8 OEM. My question is can Windows 8.1 RTM work if it was a clean install? He is having trouble with windows 8. He wants to upgrade to Windows 8.1 even knowing that he will loose his recovery options.
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    Windows 8 USB 3.0 Problem

    I use windows 8. Recently I have bought an external hard disk[toshiba] with USB 3.0 support. I have one port in my laptop with USB 3.0. My every hardware drivers are up to date[Including my BIOS]. The problem is when i connect hdd to 3.0 port, what i get is 2.0. [There's a light that show up...
  17. News

    Calvin Klein Launches European Deployment Of Toshiba Solutions

    Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, the global market share leader in point of sale technology, recently announced Calvin Klein, a PVH Corp. company, has selected Toshiba for a European deployment of store technology solutions led by TCxWave, a flexible solution unlike any other POS, kiosk or...
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    Windows 7 Need help with data transfer

    My wife's laptop broke. Sony Vaio running windows Vista. I took out the hard drives. (It has 2 of them) I plugged my SATA/IDE to USB adapter to one of the drives and I got a message saying I must format the drive before I can use it.im running a toshiba laptop with windows 7 64 bit. I plug it...
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    Windows Media Player won't play a DVD movie

    I have 32bit Win7 Pro on a Toshiba Satellite laptop purchased in December, 2009. The DVD player is set to Windows Media Player When trying to play a movie on DVD (borrowed from local library), I get this msg: "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because it is not possible to turn on...
  20. mihr85

    Windows 7 Persistent BSOD Issues After Fresh Windows 7 Installation on Toshiba Satellite A500-19w

    Hi Guys, This is the second time I ask for assistance since I've tried everything I can to fix the issue and it still persists. Things started going crazy after a fresh Windows 7 Home Premium installation on my Toshiba laptop. The BSODs aren't exactly similar either. The little glimpse I got...
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