Recent content by jc109

I'm afraid I have to agree with you, since the computer won't even recognize the Win7 Disk. I'm also feeling there must be something wrong with the XP Disk, though neither seems to be scratched or damaged. I'm pretty well stumped on where to go now. Good thing that the laptop is not my...

I've set up the BIOS to boot from the CD/DVD drive, which is where the WinXP CD is located. So, every time it tries to boot up, it should be coming from the XP disk. I'm still getting the Blue Screen Of Death. I'd be a little surprised if the memory were bad, since the only change has been...

The hard drive on my Toshiba c55d laptop died. I replaced it and made changes in the BIOS to let me install Windows. The forum gave me the info to make the BIOS changes. I decided to start with WinXP. Got through the initial install, to the point where it will boot with the WinXP logo and go...

Hi, Tman, Thanks for the help. Got your reply and saw some from Joan Delgado and Sean Fontenot that helped also. Got things changed in the BIOS so I could install Windows XP. Went through the install up to "Setup will complete in approximately: 39 minutes." After that, the install plugs...

Yes, the laptop originally had Windows 8. I don't have a Windows 8 installation disk, and wouldn't want to install it, even if I did. The other installation disks will not do anything, even though I have selected the optical disk drive as the primary boot location/media.

Toshiba satellite c55-a5120 not under warranty. Hard drive died, so I bought a new one. Installed new drive, along with Windows7 cd, changed bios to look to ODD first for booting, powered system up. It will not boot. I get the Toshiba screen for a minute, followed by "checking media-failed"...