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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...- R Sodwind
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- 32-bit it advice oem retail version software purchase tech support toshiba windows 7 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- radioraheem
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- boot issues community support data recovery fix laptop lg-ms840 toshiba troubleshooting windows forum
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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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...- buriiteti
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- black screen boot boot issues connection error laptop pxe startup toshiba troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- buriiteti
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- beginner black screen boot issues cable intel pxe laptop issues no bootable device toshiba troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- John Scott
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- configuration laptop network proxy reboot removal tool settings symantec toshiba troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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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...- Colonel Biggs
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- issues laptop mouse movement pointer technology toshiba touchpad user experience windows 8.1
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- Caleb Hammer
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- boot issues installation media recovery system restore toshiba uefi video editing virus windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- redvert
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- a505 access bios boot computer hdd inherited laptop password repair reset satellite security ssd technical toshiba troubleshooting windows 7
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- tom the unappreciated
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- browser cpu usage disk check fixes glitch kaspersky lockup media player reinstall reset service issues settings software issues task manager toshiba troubleshooting unresponsive virus scan vulnerability scanning windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- BigAlC
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- 64-bit acronis asrock bios configuration data recovery disk wizard feedback ghost gpt hdd mbr partition storage tech support toshiba uefi windows 7
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows Hardware
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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...- marrymom
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- connection devices encryption inconsistent internet isp local network netgear network router settings tech support toshiba troubleshooting vpn wifi windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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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...- AngieG
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- android tablets device compatibility digital media dvd kids entertainment long trips media transfer road trips sd card toshiba video playback video storage windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- Danny1
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- computer issues device driver disk recognition drive issues dvd drive dvd-rw game issues hardware issues media readable microsoft fixit pc software satellite c655 simcity support issues tech support toshiba troubleshooting video games
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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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...- Xnitro67
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- access issues chkdsk crc error data loss device manager disk management error file recovery formatting hard drive ntfs partition wizard tech support toshiba usb windows 8 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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.- Sonny
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- clean install laptop oem toshiba troubleshooting upgrade windows 8 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Microsoft Products and Community
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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...- Swalih
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- bios compatibility connection device recognition drivers external drive hardware hdd installation performance port issues restart service issues shutdown speed issues support toshiba troubleshooting usb 3.0 windows 8
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- News
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- calvin klein deployment european market kiosk mode pos systems retail self service store technology tcxwave toshiba
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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...- cmartin
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- backup computer management data transfer disk formatting drive letter external drive file access file recovery hard drive lost files recognition issues sata sony vaio storage tech support toshiba troubleshooting usb adapter windows 7 windows vista
- Replies: 19
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- Neal Carron
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- analog protection codec compatibility copy protection display output driver update dvd playback graphics card graphics driver help required laptop issues local library media player software support toshiba troubleshooting user help video playback windows pro
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- Forum: Windows Multimedia
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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...- mihr85
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- 64-bit bsod clean install error home premium laptop satellite a500 toshiba troubleshooting windows 7
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)