Requesting help installing Vista after Factory reset.

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wilspeak

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I have a Toshiba Satellite M45 S265 running Windows Home XP 32 Bit. I want to do a factory reset , I have 2 questions. The first question is, if I do perform a factory reset will I have problems reinstalling Windows XP and the drivers since Windows does not support XP any longer ? Question # 2, Can anyone give me some advice on preforming a factory reset and installing a good version of Linux on the Toshiba Satellite, any help would be appreciated. Thank You.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite M45 S265
I'm confused. Do you want to revert to xp or vista?
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 &1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-elite-hpe-250f/
  • Operating System
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Poweredge T140
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 360 GB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
wilspeak said:
I have a Toshiba Satellite M45 S265 running Windows Home XP 32 Bit. I want to do a factory reset , I have 2 questions. The first question is, if I do perform a factory reset will I have problems reinstalling Windows XP and the drivers since Windows does not support XP any longer ? Question # 2, Can anyone give me some advice on preforming a factory reset and installing a good version of Linux on the Toshiba Satellite, any help would be appreciated. Thank You.
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I just went to Microsoft web site and put in Download Xp updates and this what I found
[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal][h=3]Why Windows XP support ended - Microsoft Windows[/h]
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[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal][url]www.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/xp/end-of-xp-support.aspx[/URL]
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[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal]Windows XP support has ended. As of April 8 2014, your XP computer is no longer receiving automatic updates that help protect your personal information.


So their are no longer updates if you do a Factory reset .. You may loose all your current Updates
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System One

I wouldn't bother with the factory reset I would format and install Linux Mint.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Thinkpad T400
    CPU
    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz
    Motherboard
    LENOVO 64734VM
    Memory
    2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    1x 180GB Intel 530 series SSD
    1 x 120GB Hitachi 5400rmp
    1 x 650GB Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    1x 1Tb Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    Internet Speed
    Medium for New Zealand
    Other Info
    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset.
    Only ever used a laptop.
    Also use USB Freeview TV Card
    Lenovo Docking Station
    External Speakers
    Other bits a pieces as needed
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