someone suggested i try this to fix the wrong machine error on my toshiba laptop.
You can run the DMI update utility, or try this:
1. Pop in the CD.
2. Press F12 immediately upon seeing the Toshiba logo.
3. Select the CD to boot to CD.
4. It will prompt you to continue or quit, press F1 to continue.
5. It will give you the "Wrong Machine" error.
6. Type Q: at the DOS prompt to change to the Q: drive (a RAM drive setup by batch file).
7. Type cd\base to change to the base directory.
8. Type os (or os.bat) and press Enter. This will start ghosting the image to the computer.
9. When it is done with disc 1 it will prompt for disc 2 and then disc 3.
10. When it is done, eject the disk and press the key it says to continue.
11. It should reboot into the setup for XP.
but what i dont get is when do i press Q because no DOS prompt comes up.. it just has a button that says exit and if i click it, it turns off the laptop.
im not able to access anything on the computer, says i have to activate
2007-05-10 12:34:43 · 4 answers · asked by jordan 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
What wrong machine error?
2007-05-10 12:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You tried using a clean working Boot Disk?
We need more details on what's going on.
2007-05-10 12:40:36 · answer #2 · answered by Nick O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need to activate Windows.
2007-05-10 12:49:22 · answer #3 · answered by Neil L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just activate Vista?
2007-05-10 12:44:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋