Installing vista on m200

I did get auto-rotation working "somewhat" - but its not as reliable as with XP. Joshua Flanagan. I agree, Toshiba's support for Vista on M is disappointing. Here at MS, we use a semi-stable internal build of the NVidia driver, but even it has limitations Running glass at the native x resolution stresses the video driver immensely There are still tons of bugs mostly regarding projection, extended desktop scenarios, etc so it seems their choice is to simply not support Vista on this older hardware.

Personally, I prefer they focus their resources on providing a better Vista experience on the hardware they actually sell as Vista-capable. The M7 and M still have issues, too! Anonymous Microsoftie. Joshua - I didn't think about that. You're right, I'm sure. On my laptop, though She said that even though she could get it to work with some unofficial drivers, when it was enabled Suspend and Hibernate would no longer work.

Rick Lobrecht. They will enable Aero, but they kick you out of Aero after you open a few windows. Also, be aware that full-screen video will stop working after you use the Vista drivers. Having said that Download the I think they're still available off of Toshiba's website. It says it's only for the Qosmio or whatever, but don't worry about that.

If you try to install this right now, it won't work because it says your video card isn't supported. That's fine. Look for the entries that tell the INF file what video cards are supported. Copy that section into the corresponding sections in your INF files for Install For some reason, at least for me, I have to install It will finish the install, but leave me in VGA drivers if I don't do Presto, Aero will work! Oh, I should mention that you can suspend and hibernate.

When you wake up, the display will be dark. Either press the button that turns off your display and hold it for a few seconds before letting go this only works if you don't have the button set to automatically suspend your tablet , or plug and unplug the power adapter. Basically, the display needs a kick in the butt to wake up the backlight. I ended up getting it all working with most of the release M drivers apart from the Intel specific ones , and then using the default driver I got when I installed Windows.

It started up in Basic, but in the personalisation options I was able to select Glass, and it all works just fine - including hibernate and rotation, even at x Simon Bisson. I have been using the Blair Jennings. I did what you said Blair, and I had Aero for literally two minutes. Then I changed the resolution and Aero disappeared as an option under the Appearances and Themes section of the control panel.

I wonder what's the deal with MY machine. Scott Hanselman. Glad you bring up the issue, seems there are tons of M users. I love Vista on the machine and I actually don't care about Aero. What I care is getting a better performance for watching videos on the machine. However from this there is one big lesson for me. I highly doubt that I will buy a Toshiba again, their after service is just a joke. And what for, one should buy the latest R model. The R has still the same major limitations like the M And the whole idea of tablet usage died on me 2 years back.

The size of the device is fantastic but no need for tablet functionality. All I can say is make sure you re-read the instructions and especially the steps that I call out above. Do NOT follow the Microsoft instructions exactly - they are wrong and must be modified using my notes. The most common problem people have is failure to read my notes for step above.

Copy the command-line from my example, not Microsoft's. Joshua Flanagan - December 30, pm. The drive letter should not matter, as long as you were consistent throughout the instructions. If you don't have a server, you can also download the emBoot Network tools trial.

It worked for me. Rimsky - January 01, am. Joshua as far as I understand BCD will be the same for everybody. Can you email me your BCD file? Andrey - January 01, am. I did as you say 3 times , but always this error If you do realize what you did wrong and get it working, please post a comment on one of these articles so that others can learn from it.

Joshua Flanagan - January 07, pm. PLEASE is someone able to help me as my mate the admin has forgotten the password for our laptop we share it, its Toshiba protege M and i too want to install a windows vista but neither have an optical drive or a floppy drive. Why do we have to boot to Window PE and then run the setup. Moreover, do you think the above step will work and help me boot my Norton Ghost over the network?

Alan - February 01, pm. As I state in the beginning, my Toshiba M like most everyone else's does not have any optical drive. The instructions in this page are our only option. I'm pretty sure Norton Ghost has its own PXE server and client built in, so you really don't have to mess with anything mentioned in this article. Is there another way? Ok, you need to go to the new location of windows pe 2. It's no longer bundled with WAIK. Once open, expand the information center branch, click on components, and choose to download windows automated installation kit.

This kit is large and took about 30 minutes on 8mbits cable. A restart of the program brough up an option to install. After installing, there will be a link in your start menu to the windows pe command prompt! The only thing that threw me off with this entire article is on the second page, there's no spage between the drive and the shared computer. Download windows pe 2.

I have had success with everything so far except I don't seem to be able to get sound. Any ideas out there. I tried loading the sound drivers for the M from toshiba site.

The install indicated not supported by hardware. I tried loading the sound drivers for the M and was told the operating system didn't support it. Bob Evans - February 10, pm. Strange, I don't remember having to do anything special for sound. I don't think I installed any drivers - just accepted what Windows detected by default. Have you gone into the Sound control panel applet to make sure sound is enabled, and the volume is up?

And of course, double check that your hardware volume dial is up. If Windows acts as if sound is enabled the volume speaker is in the try , you might also want to try headphones. Joshua Flanagan - February 10, pm.

Does anyone have any suggestions for my problem? I have followed all the steps correctly and prepared to boot my destination computer. I pressed F12 as required and soon i received a message from the Windows Boot Manager, giving me an error code of 0xcd and the message was "The boot selection failed because a required driver is inaccessible". Is there something I may have missed out? Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks : Daniel - February 11, am.

Would you mind confirming what sound driver you working machine has loaded. Bob Evans - February 11, pm. Bob - That's the one I have. Joshua Flanagan - February 11, pm. No worries everyone, I've got it to work. The reason why it didnt was because I made one small but crucial mistake. Daniel - February 12, am. I guess the best alternative for me is to uninstall the driver and see if Vista tries to load again and maybe the install will resolve it.

Everything looks right including the volume bars giving the indication that the sound is going up and down as music plays in the sound device menus.

Bob Evans - February 12, pm. Reinstalling driver didn't work. I was going to upgrade the bios, but that is proving to be onerous as well. I have version: 1. I don't have a floppy or CD drive. The bios launcher was not able to install from Vista.

It said unsupported OS. I could put 2 files there and run the COM file. Not sure it would really help. I have a USB audio interface device, so is not critical, but is a pain. Bob Evans - February 14, am. The M was not listed as supported for this utility. But, I got brave. Bob Evans - February 15, pm. You should instead be pointing clients to download wdsnbp. Let me know if someone has an idea. Karthik - February 22, pm. If your computer is connected to the internet, you will be given the opportunity to download updates before installation begins.

This can save you time down the road, and allow you to start using Windows as soon as its done installing. This is the character key that came with your copy of Windows. Read and accept the terms. Be sure to read through it so that you know your rights and limitations as a user.

Choose Custom install. This will allow you to perform a clean installation. Even if you are upgrading a previous version of Windows, it is highly recommended that you perform a clean install. Performing an Upgrade will often lead to devices and programs not operating efficiently and effectively.

A window will open asking where you would like to install Windows. In order to perform a clean install, you need to delete the old partition and start with a clean slate. Select the partition of your existing operating system and click the Delete button.

If you are installing an operating system for the first time on this hard drive, then there will be no partitions to delete. If your hard drive has multiple partitions, be sure to delete the correct one.

Any data on a deleted partition is lost for good. Confirm the deletion process. Select the Unallocated Space and click Next.

There is no need to create a partition before you install Windows Vista, this is done automatically. Wait while Windows installs files. The percentage next to Expanding Windows files will steadily increase. This part of the process can take up to 30 minutes. Windows will automatically restart your computer when finished. Setup will launch again, and a message will tell you that Setup is updating registry settings.

This happens every time you start Windows, but will happen in the background next time. A window will open letting you know that Windows is completing the installation.

Your computer will restart again when this is complete. Setup will now load drivers and check video settings. This part does not require any input from you. Enter your username and computer name.

Your username will be used to log in to the computer and personalize your account. Your computer name is the name that your computer will display on the network. You can add more users later through the Windows Vista Control Panel. Windows will ask you for a password. This is optional but highly recommended, especially if the computer will be accessible by users other than yourself.

Select a Windows Update option. To make sure that your copy of Windows runs securely and stably, it is highly recommended that you choose one of the first two options. The first option will install all updates automatically; the second option will prompt you when important updates are available.

Select the date and time. These should be correct already as they are linked to your BIOS, but you can change them now if they are not. Check the box if your area observes Daylight Savings. Select your network preferences. If your computer is connected to a network, you will be given an option to identify that network. Most users will select Home or Work network. If your computer is being used in a public place, select Public network. Mobile broadband users should always select Public network.

Windows will now attempt to connect your computer to the network. This process is completely automated. Explore your desktop. After one final loading screen, your new Windows Vista desktop will appear.

Installation is now complete. Read on to get your computer updated and protected. Part 3. Activate Windows Vista. Before you can use Windows to its fullest, you will need to activate it. Activation can be done automatically over the internet. Click the Activation icon in the System Tray to start the process.

Run Windows Update. If you selected not to update automatically, you should run Windows Update as soon as possible. This will ensure that you have the latest security and stability fixes. If you chose to automatically update, your computer will start downloading and installing updates as soon as it is connected to the internet. Check you devices and drivers. Most of your hardware should be installed automatically, but you may have to get drivers for more specialized hardware, or download the latest versions from the manufacturers.