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| Thread ID: 108095 | 2010-03-13 20:23:00 | Toshiba Laptop XP recovery | kjaada (253) | Press F1 |
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| 866913 | 2010-03-13 20:23:00 | I have linux on a Toshiba satellite lappy and none of the function keys work.If I reformat the linux partition will the functions work so I can recover the XP system which is still on the recovery partition ? | kjaada (253) | ||
| 866914 | 2010-03-13 20:25:00 | Some laptops actually require a piece of software to make the function keys work | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 866915 | 2010-03-13 21:18:00 | My primary objective is to reinstall XP from the recovery partition. | kjaada (253) | ||
| 866916 | 2010-03-13 21:20:00 | hmm if it is the recovery partition that came with the laptop then maybe all the drivers are there as well. | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 866917 | 2010-03-13 21:36:00 | Connect the hdd to a working system, and see if there are ISO's in the recovery partition. If theyre there, burn them | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 866918 | 2010-03-13 22:05:00 | I do not think we are on the same wavelength here: The owner does not want linux any more but the XP recovery partition is intact.SO if we remove linux will the recovery for XP come up if I hold down '0' on the next start up ?????? I do not want alternatives but an answer to that specific question. We do not have the Toshiba recovery CD's which would make it all much simpler. |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 866919 | 2010-03-13 22:09:00 | I have no idea,if it'll work or not. Try it and find out. But the easiest way, is to remove the hdd and put it in a working system, then create the cd/s. If there are ISO's on the partition. Then you'll have the recovery CD/s | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 866920 | 2010-03-13 22:11:00 | You should be able to boot the recovery partition regardless if the Linux partition is formatted or not Unless the Linux install overwrote something that is needed for the recovery partition to start. What is the usual procedure for starting the computer from the recovery partition? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 866921 | 2010-03-13 22:25:00 | You should be able to boot the recovery partition regardless if the Linux partition is formatted or not Unless the Linux install overwrote something that is needed for the recovery partition to start. What is the usual procedure for starting the computer from the recovery partition? The usual procedure is to hold down "0" at start up and that brings up nothing.So something has been overwritten BUT if I remove linux will it reappear. Surely someone else has had this problem ?????. Speedy:There is no way she will let me near her lappy with a screwdriver in my hand |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 866922 | 2010-03-13 22:35:00 | Whatever has been overwritten is gone now. Removing Linux won't magically bring it back, unless you have a backup of it. I assume when you installed Linux you had Grub installed. Do you get any option to boot anything other than Linux when you turn on the PC? |
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