Reset my Toshiba Laptop A205-S5812

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IhatewhenIcan't fixitmyself - Dec 12, 2010 at 05:55 PM
 ihatewhenIcan'tfixitmyself - Dec 13, 2010 at 07:05 PM
Hello,

I have a toshiba laptop that needs to be reset to the factory settings and I do not have any of the cds is there a way for me to reset it without the cds? I have tried the restore point and it doesnt work. When I go into the restore settings it does not give me the option to reset to factory settings. My computer will not let me download anything on it and it will not let me take anything off. I also can not do anything on the main screen I have to log in as a guest to do anything on it. Can someone help me please.
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Dec 12, 2010 at 06:51 PM
Toshiba laptops from mid 2007 onwards don't have a recovery disc supplied with a purchase of a laptop. Instead, Toshiba has added a hidden partition on the hard drive which contains the same files on a recovery cd / dvd.

To reinstall your laptop to the factory settings / "out of the box" settings, please follow these steps. It worked for me, and should work for you.

ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED ON YOUR HARD DRIVE IF YOU PROCEED. YOU WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE POWER ADAPTER PLUGGED IN. DO NOT SWITCH OFF OR RESTART YOUR COMPUTER DURING THIS PROCESS.


1) Hold down the power button for 10 (ten) seconds to switch off your machine.

Please note: Holding down the power button on the machine forces it to switch off. Any unsaved data will be lost.

2) Press and hold the 0 (zero) key and at the same time, tap the power button once to switch on your notebook.

3) When the machine Starts beeping; release the 0 key.

4) When prompted by the warning screen; select Yes to continue with the system recovery.

5) Select Recovery of Factory Default Software; click Next.

6) Select Recover to out-of-box state. Click Next again.

7) Click Next to Start recovery.
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IhatewhenIcan't fixitmyself
Dec 12, 2010 at 07:12 PM
I do not have those options I have already tried that as stated in my previous post I do not have the option to select recovery of factory default software
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Dec 12, 2010 at 10:10 PM
NO. You said you didn't have the CDs. You don't need CDs for this method. If you want help you need to give the make and model of the laptop.
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ihatewhenIcan'tfixitmyself
Dec 13, 2010 at 07:05 PM
please re read my post it will tell you what i have already tried and the make and model of my laptop which is Toshiba A205-S5812
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