can i use a system restore disc to a dell to restore my Toshiba laptop to like new settings ?
i need to restore my laptop to factory settings, but i don't have the disk any more. can i use one from my step dads laptop? we both have Vista. but i have a Toshiba Satelite and he has a Dell.
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No all the driver files and devices are different
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Look closely at you Dell disk. For whatever OS you have it says "dell version".
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Unfortunately you will not be able to use the Dell disk on your Toshiba laptop, however there are possibly a few options to get your system restored/working. I am not sure which model your Toshiba system has but on some of their notebooks there is a restore feature. Please note this restore feature appears to be similar to Dell systems, in that it will remove everything that has been added (software/data etc) since buying the system, and then put the system back to the factory shipped install. Always make sure to backup anything that is important before reinstalling/restoring because if you not it will be lost. I found this link at Toshiba's site (please note since I do not have your Toshiba model I am not sure if this is an option) http://askiris.toshiba.com/ToshibaSupportSite/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=http--cdgenp01csdtoshibacom-content-support-manuaerguides-su2184194-GMAD00176011SatProU40008Aug12pdf&sliceId=pdfPage_62&dialogID=68304269&stateId=1 (on pg 62) which details how to restore Toshiba systems back to Factory Defaults. If this option does not work, or you cannot find instructions on their site, you might want to try contacting them to see if they can send you a restore disk. I hope this helps.
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