Portege R500: XP - Vista Dual Boot

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• Portege R500 - Powerpoint and dual head video card

  Urgent! I have a presentation to do tomorrow.

  Anyone know if the Portege R500 has a dual head video card so that Powerpoint can be used in presenter view. That is to say, the notes show on laptop and external display or via a projector presentation?

  I put t know what you mean exactly with dual head video card but the Portege R500 may be connected to the projector too.
  You could extend your desktop on the projector by using the FN + F5 key combination and could spend the PowerPoint on the extended desktop.
  This should also work.

• Portege R500 on Vista screen rotation

  Hello

  I have a Portege R500. I installed WinXP on it as soon as it happened what do not have experience with Vista.
  I used the software iRotate to rotate my screen on the external display office.

  Later, I installed Windows Vista Enterprise but utlities rotation screen whether irotate or pivotpro has stopped working.
  I did the last update of the BIOS, installed the latest drivers Intel GMA but the result has not changed. In the Vista Control Panel, in the settings of the Tablet PC I don't see primary landscape option, but all my friends with different brands of laptops see 4 options here, which haven.

  I don't want to go back to XP just for this simple thing, can anyone help?

  Just curious. What external monitor that you are using and what resolution it runs on? I can't get my R500 to drive an external monitor with a usable resolution (see thread) separated.

• 7 and Vista dual-boot

  I am running Vista Home Premium 32-bit, and I want to install Windows 7 Pro 64-bit as a dual-boot. I never did a dual boot of before installation. What should I do to prepare my computer for the new OS?

  http://www.Google.com.au/search?hl=en&EI=w_y8S9OMG9CIkAXTvJnWCw&SA=X&Oi=spell&resnum=0&CT=result&CD=1&ved=0CAUQBSgA&q=dual+boot+Vista+and+Windows+7&spell=1

  Read the hits above at Google.

  For any question on Windows 7:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/Windows7

  Link above is Windows 7 Forum for questions on Windows 7.

  Windows 7 questions should be directed to the it.

  You are in the Vista Forums.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Strange problem with Windows Vista / & Dual Boot of Win 7, Vista is there, but is not...

  I have sucessfully partioned primary SATA drive in my old Dell XPS desktop computer for 1 year so I could dual-boot between Visat & Win 7, but that the process be re-sizing / partitioning, or installing Windows 7 posed problem with dual booting (MBR) which I was able to fix via the process of startup repair & recovery.

  Unfortunately, when I try to boot into Vista from the Boot Manager screen, I can get as far as the Welcome screen and then the screen turns white.  At some point, I think I saw an error message referring to a bad or Rundll file missing (I think it is)

  However, if the blank screen, I can do a Ctrl-alt-del and bring up the options menu to lock the computer, switch users, log, change password or start the Task Manager.  When I select the Task Manager, I see several Services & processes running.  It seems that Vista is running, but I can't do it...

  If I select log-off, I get the newspaper colorful off the screen.

  Any idea?

  Should I continue with the process of startup repair & recover?  I don't think the fix bootrec applies more, correct?   In addition, I unfortunately do not have the CD original Vista because it is a Dell system with all the stuff of recovery on the hard drive... (GRRRR!  ) which I think is a no recovery before I changed them were leaving...

  Thank you!

  Try this for Vista startup repair:

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use it.

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Problem with Windows 7 and Vista Dual Boot Config

  Hello all hope someone can help I'm currently decided to create a duel using Windows 7 boot configuration and windows vista here is the problem 7 in dock on the c drive and vista is on the d boot in 7 this info is correct, however vista boot indeed quite the oppsite it says its installed on drive c and 7 d , I tried edit the drive letters using the vista registry would notboot had to repair using sys restore... to end

  Hi Madril,

  Thanks for posting this question in the Microsoft Community.

  Could you give us little answers so that we can have a better understanding of the issue?

  1. you are trying to boot Vista on Windows 7? If this is the case, I suggest that it will not work.

  2 you both fill the operating system installed?

  I would like to inform you that when you start in Windows Vista or Windows 7 regardless of the drive, they can be installed, Windows display readers primaries than C. Drive C is always reserved for Windows. That's why Windows it will show that the C drive.

  If the dual boot works fine, you don't have to worry about what.

  You can also format the hard drive, create two different partitions and then start Vista in a drive and Windows 7 in another. You can also go through the article on multiboot and check if it helps.

  Hope this helps and provide us more information if you need more assistance. We will be happy to help you.

• Windows 7 and vista dual boot. to remove vista

  I have windows 7 installed on C drive and windows vista on drive H (another partition on hard disk). I removed my computer windows vista by using the System Configuration application. However it has not deleted the files of vista from the hard drive. Don't we have to do it manually? If so, how? Alternatively, the application did not work correctly? Even if it's not showing vista as operating system available nor is he asked to choose for her during the priming that probably shows that the application was functioning properly. I just want to free up space on my hard drive. Please guide.

  Run the disk by right-clicking on computer management, clicking on Manage > storage > disk management. The drive that is labeled as system is where the boot files are stored and it is where the initial startup starts from. If it is on the Windows 7 partition, you can delete the files of Vista or even to delete the partition.

• Downgrade Portege R500 XP Vista, data Interface drivers

  I demoted this Visa for XP pro portable form, everything was installed fine, drivers, software, etc., but I keep adding new material for data Interface. I checked records Tosh Visa and Xp I have, but some drivers are on them. I also checked this site and others, but there seems to be nothing about it. I can't finish this laptop to send to the end user, until I have the problem of data Interface drivers. Anyone can shed some light on this.

  Thanks in advance for any help/tips

  Data interface driver? Are you sure that it s a good name?
  Sorry, but something like that is unknown to me and I've never heard of data interface driver

• 'Unknown devices' after downgrad from Vista to Windows XP on Portege R500?

  I recently downgraded my Portege R500 of Vista installed at the factory for WinXP.
  I managed to install without problem, and today I met an "unknown device" which I can't fix.

  The details of this device:
  Location: on Interl 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Controller - 27 b 9
  Device Instance ID of: ACPI\IFX0102\4 & 38462492 & 0
  Hardware ID: ACPI\IFX0102 * IFX0102
  Compatible ID: * PNP0C31

  If anyone can help, please help!

  Hello

  Have you installed the XP drivers all available from the European pilot of Toshiba page?
  Please take the look in installation instructions txt file. You will find a list of all the necessary drivers that must be installed. The order of installation is important.
  Please install all drivers as mentioned in the installation instructions.

  PS: On the page there is also an application of Infineon Trusted Platform Module.

  Greetings

• Dual boot between the preinstalled Vista and Linux

  I think installing dual-boot between Linux systems, for this I need to repartition the hard drive and reinstall vista and vista pre-installed that I na? t have the disc so that I only have recovery.

  Assuming that the operating system is on the machine in a hidden partition is it possible to make as if I change the custom of available to partition I lose the data recovery. Also, if it's possible here is a recommended distribution to use.

  As far as I know the recovery system resides in a hidden partition.
  On my machine, it is/dev/sda1

  After this partition (the remaining rest) there is a large partition with Vista on it.
  On my machine, it is/dev/sda2

  You can resize (i.e. minimize) / dev/sda2 partition of your distribution tool.
  Then, create a scope/dev/sda3 partition

  In/dev/sda3, you can create partitions for your Linux system

  On my machine, there is no need to reinstall Vista; Dual boot works fine.
  After the Vista partition with partition tool of opensuse 10.2 resizing Vista has conducted an audit of file system

• Portege R500: external monitor does not work with the Port Replicator Port 2 and DVI

  I have a Portege R500 running Vista with a slim Port Replicator II and digital monitor Viewsonic.
  I connected the monitor to the DVI port on the port replicator and got it to work OK.
  Press fn + F5 would switch between the computer screen and the external monitor.

  Then it stopped working, and I can't make it work at all. F5 recognizes just the laptop screen.

  If I connect an analog display, it is fine, and I can pass between the two screens without difficulty.

  The strangest thing is that, if I reboot when the Portege R500 is docked, the digital monitor begins by displaying the boot sequence, but then the signal is lost as soon as the screen stops the display of the progress (in low resolution) bar.

  I spent an hour on the phone to support Friday, and he made me nowhere.
  They finished by saying that he should never have worked! So what is the DVI port because then?

  Any ideas?

  David

  Connect your monitor directly to your laptop and see if it is recognized and you can go through FN + F5 between the two views.
  If it works, then connect with port replicator, and then try again.

  It's probably best if you reinstall display drivers. Maybe there are new too on the download page.

• Portege R500 does not start from the XP CD

  My basic problem is the following - I have a Portege r500 with Vista on it. I'm moving from Vista to XP Pro, but when I put a bootable XP installation CD in the drive, it turns, looking around for awhile and then I get a blank screen with a cursor blinking on it.

  Now, I've done this before, so I know that something is supposed to happen, but nothing don't. And I tried 3 well-known installation CD, is not a problem of CD. Do I need some update BIOS/firmware to boot from the CD on this thing? Or am I missing something?

  Help!

  Thank you.

  Often the Portege R500 should be able to boot from the CD/DVD drive and should begin the procedure of installation of the CD Win XP SP2 installation.

  But it is a tricky thing.
  The Portege R500 needs an Intel (r) Matrix Storage Manager (iMSM). This iMSM is necessary to recognize the HARD drive and install Win Xp on the HARD drive.

  I recommend you and create a new CD of Win XP starting with software called nLite to integrate the SP2 of Microsoft and Intel Matrix Storage Manager (iMSM) in Win XP.

  You can then use this CD for installation.

• Problem reading SD card after the mode reader 'sleep' Portege R500 SP1

  Hi all

  I still have the problem, that my new Portege R500 with Vista SP1 does nor react when reading / writing on a SD card. This only happens when the SD card is inserted and I wake the R500 from his sleep. All read or written in the SD card will lock the PC and the R500 must be turned off hard. I tried this with different SD cards with always the same result. The R500 was freshly installed from the recovery DVD and even installing from a DVD SP1 Microsoft at any time has the same exact behavior. All the drivers are up to date, Bios 1.60. I also tried to remove the entry in Device Manager and reinstalled.

  I found on the Microsoft site a patch, that describes exactly this issue: [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936825 | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936825]. But this patch cannot be installed under Vista SP1. Microsoft says that it is already included in the Vista SP1. But it still does not.

  Any other idea? Or what I have to live with it?

  Best regards
  Stefan

  Hello Stefan

  I can imagine that this problem is quite annoying for you, but otherwise, you can disconnect SD card when you have no more need. I can't imagine that it must be inserted at all times.

  I can imagine there are a few conflicts between the patches from Microsoft and Toshiba driver but such bugs should be fixed by some Toshiba updates or hotfixes Microsoft. What to say? I'm afraid at the moment that you must live with it.

  By the way: post please exactly the model of mobile number and give some info on the SDCard (capacity). Perhaps someone with the same model laptop and the same card can test and view the results.

• Portege R500: Explorer crashes cured by installing the Driver Sound R600

  The equipped Portege R500 of Vista is a great phone except that mine Windows Explorer (not IE) kept crashing without obvious reason. The taskbar would suddenly become unresponsive and then I would get the opportunity to restart Explorer. "Problem Reports and Solutions" shows 129 these events in the 44 weeks since I bought it, and it is not my main computer, so I don't use it every day

  In any case, I think I found a solution which is to replace the R500 Realtek Sound Driver (version 6.0.1.5400) by the one for the R600 (version 6.0.5655). Since doing the crash seems to have stopped.

  The idea was that almost all of the events in question 'AppHangXProcB1', ' waiting on the name of the Application: svchost.exe:AudioClientRpc', and ' bucket ID: 157806391'. Research put in question the Realtek Sound driver and revealed many reports indicate that a similar problem with other laptops.

  The original version 6.0.1.5400 is still topical for R500 according to European and us sites Toshiba. However, the R600 version is 6.0.5655 dated dated 17/11/2008. As the R500 and R600 so similar I installed and have had no accidents since then. Previously I tried to upgrade to version 6.0.1.5624 (from Windows Update on 2009-03-04) and 6.0.1.5477, which Toshiba Canada for the R500 question, but they were no better than 6.0.1.5400.

  I haven't noticed any bad Effect to have the pilot of 'bad '. Of course, it would be nice to have advice from Toshiba on this and to know if other people have had similar problems with their R500, but in the meantime, it's great to be able to use it without the bar all the time freezing of tasks.

  Post edited by: Johnson

  Hi Johnson

  Thanks for this report. This is the solution and the very interesting question.
  Let's see if someone else will report on the same or similar topic.

  To be honest, I can't imagine that Windows Explorer may hang so easy with the settings.
  All the preinstalled images are tested and if there is a serious problem you need to Toshiba. But anything is possible.

• Portege R500 is seriously defective

  It was first the CTRL dying.
  Went to the office with him and they they replaced all keyboard because they said it was almost burnt.

  SECOND, I remember first to get this laptop brand new costed me more than my monthly salary, I was pretty happy with it, I could put on my feet and start reading and coding.

  NOW, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to HOLD IT in MY LAP because of the TOO MUCH HEAT.

  THIRD, now the CD PLAYER does not work, showing that magical exclamation that many see in Device Manager, usb device.

  FOURTH, at 03:16, this LATOP woked me up, with the SOUND OF THE CD DRIVE ASSEMBLY or other operation, it does. The laptop WAS CLOSED, but it suddenly STARTED to the TOP (if I had it in its box in plastic with paper, THIS COMPLETELY PORTABLE INVOICES COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE and EVEN ending my life, although I'm living alone, at least, I would have been the only one with such a bad choice)

  I AM SO angry BECAUSE I have TAKEN REALLY CARE of this laptop, being my first laptop, bought my own money worked hard and thought that I was using when I need (used either 3 - 4 times per month).

  IS IT IS POSSIBLE, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME AND NEVER CHOOSE TO BUY IT.
  I WANT TO GIVE BACK THE LATOP AND GET A REFUND.

  There is NO case of CAPS in their only keyboard.

  I am writing this message in the time right when there was me, wake up that night that I could have got killed by the PORTEGE R500 with vista.

  Please, someone who could HELP SOLVE what could be resolved, help me if you're Toshiba or joing me if you are an affected person as I am.

  Hello

  If you've noticed some serious hardware issues with your laptop, you must contact the nearest Toshiba service provider and try to clarify this. They have the procedure and special diagnostic tools how to verify functionality of the laptop.

  You have your laptop in front of you and what you can do to change something or test the functionality is BIOS update and clean install of the OS. What else can you do? Not much. So the best advice for you is to contact the nearest authorized maintainer and ask for help. Believe me that it is the best way to clarify all the issues you have with your laptop Portege.

  Good luck!