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shagnastie
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14 August 2008 19:34
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I girl form work has handed me her lappy to try and fix - it has the BSOD. Is it true Laptops need a different version of Windows to run than a home Pc - I firgured teh easiest way to sort it would be a fresh install.. but she doesn't have recovery discs 
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Stan
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14 August 2008 19:42
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If its a dell, it probably has a hidden partition with a reinstall on it, should take you minutes, you will lose all the data.
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Midnight
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14 August 2008 21:18
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Notice how he accepted it without knowing how to fix it ! If a guy had said that you woulda said 'nope sorry dunno how to fix a laptop' but 'you have boobies ? sure let me look'  Most have a hidden partition like Ryan said. f12 for mine shows it on boot.
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14 August 2008 23:31
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normal xp/vista will work, you just need the manufactuers drivers once installed.
Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
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14 August 2008 23:32
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I so hate PC laptops, they are the Devil's spawn. that's why the only lappy's I ever buy are Macs. It's great advice tbh.
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Midnight
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15 August 2008 00:08
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Yep I have my lovely macbook laptop and it's awesome. I wouldn't get a windows laptop to replace it ever.
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Scrappy
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15 August 2008 00:59
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I think gone are the days where you needed a special install. Toshiba used to be really bad at this.
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shagnastie
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15 August 2008 01:20
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Quote: Scrappy
I think gone are the days where you needed a special install. Toshiba used to be really bad at this. Toshiba it is Scrappy Ive got hold of 3 recovery discs but they are Hp and aint doing shit for it. Ive even tried safe mode, last good config - boot from disc, None of it gets me past BS. I guess im gunna have to get her to pay a techy to fix it for about £80 right?
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Midnight
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15 August 2008 02:53
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just google for how to restore the make and model of that particular one. There's bound to be a hidden partition on there or a restore disk online to download.
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Scrappy
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15 August 2008 06:29
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Only disc I can find on the newsgroups is 'MS WinXP Home NL SP2 2002 Versie Toshiba OEM VLK [01/52] "MS WinXP Home NL SP2 2002 Versie Toshiba OEM VLK.nfo" yEnc (1/1)'
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