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[Rodredrum]

my laptop was full of junk so i decided to change it back to factory settings while doing so my laptop crashed deleting everything (vista included) so i got a recovery disk from my friend (toshiba satellite pro also running vista) i installed it and it was fine thee only problem is i cant turn on the wireless switch i tried updating the drivers but in devise manager it wont appear

any help?

 

[krazyl]

Are you sure you have the right driver's installed???

 

[Brink]

Hello Rodredrum,

Do you have a Applications and Drivers disc that you would have created from your OEM recovery partition? If you do, you can use it to install the correct drivers for your computer from it.

You can also check at your laptop manufacturer's website to find the drivers for your specific laptop model.

Hope this helps some,
Shawn

 

[Rodredrum]

windows update

i tried windows update but it says all is up to date, and brink, when you say manufactures do you mean vaio or toshiba?

also the recovery disk was made by the Toshiba computer not the original disk

:huh:

 

[Brink]

Whichever one is the brand for your laptop and not your friends.

What is your computer's model number? I'll also take a look to see if I can find the driver download page for you to.

 

[Rodredrum]

Whichever one is the brand for your laptop and not your friends.

What is your computer's model number? I'll also take a look to see if I can find the driver download page for you to.

ok it says my laptop is a sony vaio VGN-NS20E s, i think all it says on the front is VGN-NS20E

but on the bottom it says sony Vaio PCG 7154M

 

[Brink]

I found this link with your wireless LAN driver at the bottom of the page for a Sony VGN-NS20E/S.

Vaio : Sony Europe

 

[Rodredrum]

I found this link with your wireless LAN driver at the bottom of the page for a Sony VGN-NS20E/S.

Vaio : Sony Europe

ok i downloaded it, ran it, and the progress bar fills then disappears with nothing to show for it, i have a gadget that shows the cpu usage it flies up to 99% then 0%

nothing happens :sa:

 

[Brink]

You might see if you can do a factory recovery now from your hard drive.

How to use VAIO Recovery Center : Useful Information : Sony Asia Pacific

 

[Rodredrum]

You might see if you can do a factory recovery now from your hard drive.

How to use VAIO Recovery Center : Useful Information : Sony Asia Pacific

no thats what erased my hard drive in the first place :/ plus my vaio has only toshiba apps no vaio things

 

[Brink]

It looks like the problem is that you have a Toshiba OEM Vista installed on a Sony VAIO which has the wrong drivers of course.

You should restore your OEM Vista instead for everything to work as it should. You can restart your computer and tap F10 every other second until you enter the VAIO Recovery Center from your hard drive OEM recovery partition.

 

[mpcrsc562]

that happened to me once, though on a desktop. i was helping my mother with her compaq presario and was trying to instruct her (over the phone) to reinstall her os via the compaq restore disc. problem was that she used the wrong discs. the os loaded fine, the computer started, but had all kinds of problems with hardware--as the image on the restore disc was for a different computer altogether. i could not remove the offending drivers and install the proper ones, as the computer, figureatively, was no longer a presario, but the computer from which the image was for.

you're in the same spot, it appears--you have a viao, hardware-wise, but the image you loaded was a toshiba, so, in effect, you have a toshiba.

since your hard drive got nuked and you no longer have the recovery partition, you'll need have to purchase a recovery disc from sony (if manufacturers still do that) or you'll need to install vista via retail or oem disc, and download all of the apps and drivers from sony's website.

 

[Rodredrum]

It looks like the problem is that you have a Toshiba OEM Vista installed on a Sony VAIO which has the wrong drivers of course.

You should restore your OEM Vista instead for everything to work as it should. You can restart your computer and tap F10 every other second until you enter the VAIO Recovery Center from your hard drive OEM recovery partition.

i have tried but it says BOOTMGR is missing press CTRL+ALT+DELETE TO RESTART?

 

[Rodredrum]

that happened to me once, though on a desktop. i was helping my mother with her compaq presario and was trying to instruct her (over the phone) to reinstall her os via the compaq restore disc. problem was that she used the wrong discs. the os loaded fine, the computer started, but had all kinds of problems with hardware--as the image on the restore disc was for a different computer altogether. i could not remove the offending drivers and install the proper ones, as the computer, figureatively, was no longer a presario, but the computer from which the image was for.

you're in the same spot, it appears--you have a viao, hardware-wise, but the image you loaded was a toshiba, so, in effect, you have a toshiba.

since your hard drive got nuked and you no longer have the recovery partition, you'll need have to purchase a recovery disc from sony (if manufacturers still do that) or you'll need to install vista via retail or oem disc, and download all of the apps and drivers from sony's website.

how much are these disks usually?

 

[mpcrsc562]

that happened to me once, though on a desktop. i was helping my mother with her compaq presario and was trying to instruct her (over the phone) to reinstall her os via the compaq restore disc. problem was that she used the wrong discs. the os loaded fine, the computer started, but had all kinds of problems with hardware--as the image on the restore disc was for a different computer altogether. i could not remove the offending drivers and install the proper ones, as the computer, figureatively, was no longer a presario, but the computer from which the image was for.

you're in the same spot, it appears--you have a viao, hardware-wise, but the image you loaded was a toshiba, so, in effect, you have a toshiba.

since your hard drive got nuked and you no longer have the recovery partition, you'll need have to purchase a recovery disc from sony (if manufacturers still do that) or you'll need to install vista via retail or oem disc, and download all of the apps and drivers from sony's website.

how much are these disks usually?

i have no idea how much and don't know if manufacturers still make them. when i bought the right restore disc for my mother's computer from hp, it was like 19.99 usd for the disc and shipping. however, two years ago, i purchased an acer aspire laptop and no discs were included. i had to make my own (after the first start, a prompt appeared infoming me that i needed to make them). i think most, if not all, manufacterers are placing the responsibility of obtaining recovery discs with the consumer now.

 

[Brink]

Yeah, it looks like you will need to order a replacement recovery disc from Sony for your computer's model number.

 

[Rodredrum]

that happened to me once, though on a desktop. i was helping my mother with her compaq presario and was trying to instruct her (over the phone) to reinstall her os via the compaq restore disc. problem was that she used the wrong discs. the os loaded fine, the computer started, but had all kinds of problems with hardware--as the image on the restore disc was for a different computer altogether. i could not remove the offending drivers and install the proper ones, as the computer, figureatively, was no longer a presario, but the computer from which the image was for.

you're in the same spot, it appears--you have a viao, hardware-wise, but the image you loaded was a toshiba, so, in effect, you have a toshiba.

since your hard drive got nuked and you no longer have the recovery partition, you'll need have to purchase a recovery disc from sony (if manufacturers still do that) or you'll need to install vista via retail or oem disc, and download all of the apps and drivers from sony's website.

how much are these disks usually?

i have no idea how much and don't know if manufacturers still make them. when i bought the right restore disc for my mother's computer from hp, it was like 19.99 usd for the disc and shipping. however, two years ago, i purchased an acer aspire laptop and no discs were included. i had to make my own (after the first start, a prompt appeared infoming me that i needed to make them). i think most, if not all, manufacterers are placing the responsibility of obtaining recovery discs with the consumer now.

oh ok well all the vaio apps werent really usefull to me as i never used them all i want is to be able to turn on my wi-fi