Re: garbage replaces letters

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From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 10/07/04 

Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 13:47:04 -0500

With your additional info, I suggest you contact Toshiba for
assistance. They may be able to supply you with a standard
XP CD (they may want some cash) and then you could follow
the instructions.

Have you tried booting into "safe mode" by pressing F8
before Windows loads. That should only load the default VGA
drivers, you might be able to repair your computer from that
point. Or you might re-boot to the point before Windows
loads and select the recovery console from a CD (don't know
if the Toshiba CDs have that.

In general, the OEM Recovery CDs are images and you place
the CD in the drive and do a cold boot, the CDs will offer
options as they auto-run. They may allow various options,
ask Toshiba or read your manual that came with the computer.
The recovery CDs often will format and do a clean install
back to the new factory condition. You will lose all data
and programs that were not factory installed and all
updates.

Bottom line, ask Toshiba what your options are. 

-- 
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
"Matthew Whitehead" <matthew_whitehead@hotmail.com> wrote in 
message news:0c5d01c4ac82$351a79b0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >You probably need to do a repair install and then run
| >Windows Update.  Be sure you have a firewall turned ON
| >before you connect to the Internet.
| >see
| >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-
| US;Q315341&ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341
| >also http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 if needed.
| >
| >
| >-- 
| >The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| >But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| Jim
|
| Thanks for the prompt response but i still can not see
| how i'm going to make this work. Because Windows XP Pro
| was preinstalled on my machine I  do not have the setup
| cd-rom from which to run the repair install. Instead I
| have Toshiba product recovery disks but when i insert
| them i just get a window with the different folders and
| files to execute but because all letters are now garbage
| i can see what is what.
|
| Is there anyway I can perform the required operations
| without trawling thru folders and filenames?
| Is there anywhere where i can find a program to perform
| the required operations?
|
| Thanks again Jim
|
| Matt
|
|
| >"Matthew Whitehead" <matthew_whitehead@hotmail.com>
| wrote in
| >message news:09e701c4ac62$7dcff650$a301280a@phx.gbl...
| >| Ever since following Symantecs instructions on how to
| >| manually delete threats (which invloved deleting
| registry
| >| items) my toshiba satellite pro laptop displays garbage
| >| (kind of like a wingdings font type) instead of
| >| characters. This means I can not understand any text
| >| whatsoever. Help me quick please!
| >|
| >| Thanks in advance
| >
| >
| >.
| >

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