New Toshiba Notebook Without Os / Won't Take Xp

[Kf6vci]

Hi All,

it looks like Microsoft gets a little help from hardware makers. My attempts to install XP were unsuccessful.

I have no idea of the verification by Vista and whether one can buy a used OS on eBay and be legit. Or whether the vendors offer a cheap alternative.

What would you do? Make sure your new notebook has an OS installed!

Chris

[Crossy]

Go into CMOS setup on your PC.

Set the SATA controller mode to ATA, Legacy, IDE (or something similar, depends on the BIOS).

XP will then happily install.

[Kf6vci]

Thanks a lot, Crossy!

[tangoll]

Thought I would ask this question here, as I have a Toshiba L40 satellite laptop, which has Vista installed. When I am at the Toshiba shop in Siam Paragon or at the Subway/NY Deli shop on Silom Road, the Toshiba has no trouble connecting with wi-fi to internet. The building I live in has wi-fi in the lobby, but my Toshiba just will not connect to the internet when I am using it in the lobby. Other users with a Vaio or a BenQ in the lobby are all connected using wi-fi, and I can't for the life of me figure out what's different on my Toshiba when in the lobby. The other users have also taken a look at my Toshiba but still unsuccessful at connecting. One of the users was even an IT professor at a local university.

Anyone else with a Toshiba laptop have a similar problem and can give me an idea what I might do? The Toshiba shop guys say nothing is wrong with the computer, because it connects in their shop, and of course I can't get one of the staff to come to my building to help me.

I have done a zero restart, FN-8 key, made sure the remote switch is on, cleared out all the other wi-fi icons, etc., but all to no avail.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[leogerritsen]

@tangoll

Your laptop wireless card has probably an INTEL chipset. If so try to install the latest software available from the Intel website.

Included is a diagnostics tool that will narrow down your problem(s).

The software is named : PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility

This URL is a good start (provided you have an Intel wireless card) www intel com = support = wireless = wlan = sb = CS-010623.htm

Kind regards,

Leo.

PS i am not allowed to post an URL