Re: Toshiba Portege 7200 appears incompatible with XP
From: choro-nik (choro-nik_at_tvcom.net)
Date: 10/12/04
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:21:29 GMT
Incidentally, if individual X bought a laptop with its own Quick Restore
disk or Windows CD, would the original owners be within their rights to sell
the laptop with the OS CD and would the buyer then have the right to install
that OS on his newly acquired second-hand laptop?
What is the MegaBucks policy on this and what do the subscribers of this NG
think regarding this point?
It would be interesting to know.
-- choro-nik ******** "WightOwl" <WightOwl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3D0F1889-3C85-4EF4-A9B9-FC4C4F063EE0@microsoft.com... > To clarify this matter: Although originally supplied with Windows 2000 the > laptop arrived second hand without restore CDs or OEM sticker. It was > effectively a clean machine. An upgrade disk would not have worked as the > HD > was clean and upgrades need the presence of an operating system in some > form. > I of course accept the principle that OEM CDs are for machines without > operating systems. > > > > "BAR" wrote: > >> You should not attempt using an OEM version of Windows for an upgrade >> installtion. OEM editions are to be supplied with new computers or >> significant components [Mobo, CPU, HDD] and to be installed on those >> items >> and not other hardware. To tell the world of this is to advise that you >> have >> or are attempting to defraud Microsoft. >> >> You should have purchased an XP Pro Upgrade edition and attempted to >> Upgrade >> the W2K installtion. Bootup to W2K, insert the XP Upgrade CD and all >> will >> run smoothly. >> >> Prior to the upgrade, ensure that you run the compatibility checks and >> identify what if any, drivers will need to be available. Go to Toshiba's >> web >> site and download [and extract any ZIP files] into a new folder. Then if >> requested during the upgrade process you can point XP to the new folder >> for >> any unique drivers files it requires. >> >> The compatibility checks will also identify the need for software >> upgrades >> as well. >> >> Doing this will ensure that you don't render your PC unusable. >> >> Another warning: >> Prior to running an Upgrade make sure you copy all your personal data >> across >> to CD or other media [just to be safe]. >> >> >> >> "WightOwl" wrote: >> >> > The Toshiba Portege 7200 (600MHz PIII + 320MB) works with Windows 2000 >> > though >> > installation is not made easy because it has no internal CD or Floppy >> > drives. >> > >> > I attempted to install Windows XP OEM SP2 using an original PCMCIA >> > Toshiba >> > external CD drive. The CD booted properly and passed the primary >> > installation >> > stage. However, before the partitioning screen arrived the following >> > error >> > message appeared: >> > "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent >> > damage to your computer. Tech Info: >> > *** STOP 0x0000007B (0xF88B6524,0xC0000034,0x00000000,0,00000000" >> > >> > This apparently indicates a device driver incompatibility within XP >> > which >> > may be resolved by manually installing a compatible driver using F6 >> > during >> > the initial install stage. Unfortunately I have no idea where to get >> > such a >> > driver for this purpose. I am also surprised XP fails where Windows >> > 2000 >> > succeeded. >> > >> > As a disk check I tried installing the XP onto the 2.5" HD while >> > plugged >> > into a tower. This succeeded but when the 2.5" drive was placed back in >> > the >> > Portege it failed during loading with the same message as above. This >> > failure >> > continued to occur after all peripherals were removed including the >> > PCMCIA CD >> > ROM drive. >> > >> > Does anyone have any suggestions other than reverting to 2000? >> > >> > Thanks for reading. >> > -- >> > Richard Howe
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