Toshiba Recovery Disk – Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8

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A recovery disc can also be referred to as a restoration disc, repair disc, boot disc, or rescue disc.

Alternative Toshiba recovery discs are available for download

Download Easy Recovery Essentials if your Toshiba computer’s recovery partition is corrupt or damaged.

Easy Recovery Essentials is compatible with the following Windows versions and works with any Toshiba computer model:

• Microsoft Windows 8
• Microsoft Windows 7
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2012

Burn Easy Recovery Essentials to a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive and use the Automated Repair feature to automatically discover and correct boot issues.

Easy Recovery Essentials is not capable of installing or reinstalling Windows.

Create Toshiba recovery disks

Depending on the existing settings of your computer, the Toshiba Recovery Wizard software offers numerous alternatives for recovering a computer:

• Factory Default Software can be recovered. This option wipes out all partitions on your hard disc and resets everything to factory defaults.
• Without modifying the partitions on your hard disc, you can recover. This option restores the default settings of the main disc, C:, while leaving the other partitions intact.
• Recover to a partition with configurable size. This option wipes your hard disc clean of all partitions.

Depending on your computer model, the recovery partition may already be installed, or a recovery media may already be prepared, or both.

Newer Toshiba PCs do not normally come with a disc, but you can make one during the initial setup of your system (recommended!).

Create a Windows XP CD

Toshiba PCs with Windows XP come with a recovery partition rather than a recovery disc (particularly for models till mid-2007). However, the Recovery Disc Creator software can be used to generate the recovery drive.

Follow these instructions to make the CDs with the Toshiba Recovery Disc Creator software:

1. Startup Windows XP.
2. On your desktop, look for the Recovery Disc Creator icon or go to Start > All Programs > Recovery Disc Creator.
3. Choose between CD and DVD.
4. Examine the files you wish to back up: System Recovery Discs, Applications Discs, or a combination of the two.
5. Under the Information tab, the software will tell you how many DVDs or CDs you’ll need to make the discs.
6. Select Create from the drop-down menu.
7. When prompted, place your first blank disc into the optical drive.
8. To finish the process, follow the on-screen instructions.
9. Keep your discs secure by labeling them.

Create a Windows Vista CD

To make a recovery CD for Windows Vista, follow these steps.

1. Startup Windows Vista.
2. Find the My Toshiba folder by going to Start, All Programs, and then My Toshiba.
3. Select Recovery Media Creator from the drop-down menu.
4. Select DVD or USB from the Media Setlist for the format you want to create the recovery media. Ensure that the DVD is blank and that the USB drive is formatted.
5. Under the Information section, double-check that you have all of the essential DVDs.
6. Place the blank DVD or USB flash drive in the drive.
7. Select Create from the drop-down menu.
8. Complete the procedure by following the next steps.

Create a Windows 7 CD

Follow these methods to produce Windows 7 recovery media:

1. Start Windows 7.
2. Return to the beginning.
3. Select All Programs from the drop-down menu.
4. Go to the Toshiba folder on My Computer.
5. Select Recovery Media Creator from the drop-down menu. This launches the Recovery Media Creator application.
6. From the Media Set drop-down menu, choose DVD or USB Flash. If you select DVD, the recovery media will be created on a DVD.
7. Under the Information tab, the Recovery Media Creator will tell you how many DVDs you’ll need.
8. Place the first blank DVD or USB flash drive in the optical drive.
9. Select Create from the drop-down menu.
10. Complete the procedure by following the next steps.
11. Make sure the discs are labeled!

Create a Windows 8 CD

Only DVD or USB flash drives are supported when using the Toshiba Recovery Disc Creator to create recovery media for Windows 8.

To make the disc, follow these steps:

1. Start Windows 8.
2. To open the Search Charms bar, hit the Windows and C keys simultaneously on the Start screen.
3. Select the Search option.
4. In the search area, type “recovery.”
5. Select Recovery Media Creator from the list of search results.
6. If the system prompts you with the message “Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to your computer?” click Yes.
7. Choose DVD or USB from the Media Set drop-down menu.
8. The number of DVDs or USB flash drives required to build the recovery media is specified in the Information section.
9. Place the first blank DVD or empty formatted USB in the drive.
10. Select Create from the drop-down menu.
11. Finish the procedure by following the next steps.
12. Keep the recovery media labeled and protected!

Restore a Toshiba computer

The built-in recovery partition (called HDD recovery technique) or the produced recovery discs can be used to restore a Toshiba computer (CDs, DVDs or USBs depending on your Windows version).

Windows XP can be restored using a partition or a CD

Following these procedures will allow you to restore Windows using the recovery CD. You can also use the built-in partition to recover it (follow the next set of instructions for this).

1. In the optical drive, place your first CD or DVD.
2. Startup Windows XP.
3. Press F12 at the boot screen.
4. Wait for the boot menu to display, then press Enter to pick CD/DVD.
5. Allow the computer to boot into the Recovery Wizard software.
6. Carry ahead with the procedure.

You can restore Windows XP to its factory default settings by using the recovery partition on your Toshiba machine (named Hard Drive Recovery):

1. Turn your computer off.
2. Press and hold the 0 key on your keyword while simultaneously pressing the Power On button.
3. Allow for the appearance of the Toshiba Recovery Wizard software.
4. Choose from the following options: Factory Default Software Recoveries or Delete all data from the hard drive.
5. Select Factory Default Software Recovery.
6. Select Recover to out-of-box-state
7. Click Next
8. Click Next once more.
9. Wait for the process to complete before proceeding to the next steps to restart your computer.

Windows Vista can be restored using a partition or a DVD

Follow these procedures to restore Windows Vista using the HDD recovery technique (the partition):

1. To access the boot menu, turn on your computer and hit the F12 or F8 keys.
2. At the Advanced Boot Options screen, select Repair your computer.
3. After that, log in as a user with administrator rights to the system and choose a language and a keyboard language (the Administrator account).
4. Choose the HDD Recovery option, which is the last option on the list.
5. Click Yes or OK, at the Warning! message
6. When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard displays, choose Factory Default Software Recovery.
7. Click Next
8. Select Recover to out-of-box state
9. Click Next
10. At the confirmation message, click Next.
11. Wait for the procedure to complete.
12. Click Finish

Follow these procedures if you’re using a previously manufactured media (CD, DVD, or USB):

1. Turn on the computer and insert the first DVD or USB flash drive into the optical drive.
2. To boot from the DVD/USB, use the F12 key.
3. Depending on how you created the media, choose DVD or USB.
4. To confirm, click Yes on the warning message.
5. Select Factory Default Software Recovery.
6. Click Next
7. To restore the original factory image, choose Recover to out-of-box-state (the factory default settings).
8. Complete the procedure by following the next steps.
9. To restart the computer, click Finish.

Windows 7 can be restored using a partition or a DVD

You can restore Windows 7 using the installed partition on your Toshiba by following these steps:

1. Before continuing, turn off your computer.
2. To access the boot menu, turn on your computer and hit the F12 or F8 keys.
3. Wait for the boot menu to appear on your screen.
4. Select the option to repair your computer.
5. Choose a keyboard language and a language for your language.
6. Log in to the system as a user with administrative privileges.
7. Choose the Toshiba Recovery Wizard option, which is the final on the list. Select HDD Recovery if it is the last option on the list.
8. Click Yes or OK, at the Warning! message
9. When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard displays, choose Factory Default Software Recovery.
10. Click Next
11. Select Recover to out-of-box state
12. Click Next
13. At the confirmation message, click Next.
14. Wait for the procedure to complete.
15. Click Finish.

To restore Windows 7, you can use the recovery DVD or USB:

1. Insert the first disc, either a DVD or a USB drive, into the optical drive.
2. Switch on your PC.
3. Press the F12 key on your keyboard when the Toshiba logo appears.
4. Use your arrow keys to select the DVD or USB flash options if your recovery media is a USB flash drive at the boot menu screen.
5. At the warning message screen, select Yes.
6. Select Recovery of Factory Default Software from the Selecting a procedure screen.
7. Click Next
8. To restore the original factory image, choose Recover to out-of-box state.
9. Follow the on-screen instructions until you receive confirmation that your main drive has been recovered.
10. When prompted, click Finish to restart the computer.

Windows 8 can be restored

If you can boot your PC, you can restore the Windows 8 system from within Windows 8:

1. Start Windows 8.
2. Press the Windows + C keys to bring up the Charm Bar.
3. Make a selection of options.
4. Choose PC Settings.
5. From the left, select General.
6. Select Restart now from the Advanced startup section.
7. The Advanced starting screen will appear after a few moments.
8. Select Troubleshoot from the drop-down menu.
9. Select the Advanced Option.
10. Select System Restore from the menu.
11. Complete the procedure by following the next steps.

If you’re having trouble booting into Windows 8, try the following:

1. Turn your PC on.
2. To access the Boot menu, immediately press F12.
3. Select HDD Recovery from the menu.
4. Enter the code.
5. Select Yes on the warning screen.
6. The Advanced starting screen will appear after a few moments.
7. Select Troubleshoot from the drop-down menu.
8. Select the Advanced tab.
9. Select System Restore from the menu.
10. Complete the procedure by following the next steps.

Conclusion

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User Questions:

1. What is the procedure for downloading Toshiba recovery discs?

• Startup Windows Vista.
• Find the My Toshiba folder by going to Start, All Programs, and then My Toshiba.
• Select Recovery Media Creator from the drop-down menu.
• Select DVD or USB from the Media Setlist for the format you want to create the recovery media.

2. How do I revert my Toshiba laptop’s Windows vista factory settings?

To turn off the laptop, press and hold the power button for at least 10 seconds. To start the laptop, press and hold the power button and the 0 (zero) key simultaneously. When the laptop starts beeping, release the 0 key. To choose System, select Yes. Select Factory Default Software Recovery > Next from the Recovery menu.

3. What is the procedure for booting a Toshiba laptop from the recovery disc?

By pushing the power button, you can turn it off and on your Toshiba laptop. Press the F12 key on your keyboard quickly and frequently until the Boot Menu screen shows. Select “HDD Recovery” and press enter using the arrow keys on your laptop. You will then be asked if you wish to continue with the recovery.

4. What is the best way to recover my ancient Toshiba laptop?

• After the computer has been turned on, hold down the 0 (zero) key and then release it.
• To access the TOSHIBA Recovery Wizard, go to Troubleshoot -> TOSHIBA Maintenance Utility -> TOSHIBA Recovery Wizard.
• To complete the recovery, follow the on-screen instructions.

5. How can I create Windows 7 recovery discs?

• After that, select Control Panel from the Start menu.
• Click Back up your computer under System and Security.
• Create a system repair disc by clicking the Create a system repair disc button.
• Choose a CD/DVD drive and load a blank disc into it.
• Click Close after the repair disc is finished.