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Toshiba System Restore Failure

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owensdj

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I had Ubuntu 11.10 Desktop 64-bit running on a Toshiba Satellite A305 laptop and wanted to go back to the original Vista Home Premium 64-bit install. I used the two Toshiba System Restore disks, but they're having problems. It seems to redo the partition and copy OK, but it freezes at the Intel Pro Set driver install. Back behind the install window I can see other windows saying something about it tried to install an unsigned driver. It also says a file on the C drive is missing.

The hardware seems to check out as OK. I ran the Western Digital diagnostics on the hard drive and Memtest86 verified the memory. I even reinstall Ubuntu to make sure everything was still working OK. I did replace the original hard drive with a bigger 500GB drive, but I've never seen a restore program have a problem with a bigger drive.

The only thing I can come up with to explain this is that the Toshiba System Restore disks have scratches that are corrupting the restore. Any ideas or suggestions?
 
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Matt1970, thanks for the reply. I don't think it's a corrupted partition. I've tried the System Restore several times with the same problems happening. Also, I don't have a Vista disk. I just have System Recovery disks.

Doing some Google searches I've found other people on forums having the same problems after doing a System Restore on their Toshiba laptop after upgrading the hard drive. Supposedly it has something to do with the newer drives being Advanced Format drives. The fix was installing the Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers. I tried that but it says the system doesn't support them. Also, the new drive isn't Advanced Format from what I can tell.
 
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It might not be installing the driver because it is unsigned. Normally it would bring up a window asking you but if that popup is suppressed who knows what would happen. Cant you run that driver install again? How far into the installation are you? Can you get to control panel, device manager, etc?
 
sm625 yes things in general work. I can get the Control Panel and Device Manager. Windows Update is broken and can't be fixed. I've tried every possible fix. I'm pretty sure it's the Advanced Format Drive issue. The newer drives break something in Vista that Windows Update needs. I'm trying the System Restore again, this time giving it the Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers on a flash drive. I'll see how that goes.
 
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