20 Most Recent Toshiba Satellite Pro L300 Notebook - Page 8 Questions & Answers

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     Press "Ctrl-Alt" and an arrow key (left, right, up or down) to rotate the screen.

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     Continue pressing the hotkeys and arrow keys until you reach the desired rotation. This works with most video drivers on Windows XP. If it doesn't, proceed to Step 3.

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     Click "Start," then "Control Panel," then "Display," then the "Settings" tab. Click the "Advanced" button. Check for an "Orientation" option. Select your desired orientation.

The solution for your problem is to have the laptop sent (or taken) to a Toshiba Service Center to have the password reset or erased. You may have to show proof of ownership and you will certainly have to pay for the service if the computer is out of warranty. Desoldering the CMOS battery or any other component in all likelihood voids any warranty.

I would use OpenOffice.Why?1) Because anything generated on a computer with OpenOffice, can be used on a computer with MS Office.2) Anything generated on a computer with MS Office, can be used on a computer with OpenOffice.3) The user interface of OpenOffice is VERY similar to MS Office.There is no learning curve,A) http://www.openoffice.org/product/index.htmlB) Screenshot of Writer,http://www.openoffice.org/product/pix/writer-big.png4) It's FREE.This is because it is open source software,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_sourcehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org(Yes, I use Writer. Have used OpenOffice, (5 years?), since MS Office slammed me by losing years of tax info)Regards,joecoolvette

You could empty recycling bin and temporary internet files, or you could buy a external harddrive or usb key and copy some of your stuff over to it.

This is strange. I think your ac adapter power cord is bad. Get another one from ebay at: http://www.ebay.comJust put in your computer's make and model, not the model of the battery in the ebay search.For example: Toshiba Satellite Pro L300 AC Adapter It might be your lcd screen's inverter, but it's strange. Anyway test the inverter by plugging in the ac adapter and when the screen goes blank try the steps below.

Shine a flashlight on the dark screen to see if you barely see the icons on the desktop. If so, then the LCD Inverter is bad. Plug in an external monitor and see if the display shows up on it. It can be any kind of monitor even the old big fat crt monitors as long as it has a vga cable to connect to your computer's vga port. If so that proves your video card is ok. The video will show on most systems when you reboot without you having to do anything. Some systems will require you to hit the FN (Function key) + F1 thru F12. Hold down the FN key then hit the correct key for displaying on the monitor (F1 thru F12). The correct key will normally have CRT/LCD on it or it will have the icon of a display. If you see no icons by shinning a flash light and the external monitor works, then your screen is bad. If you see no icons by shinning the flash light and nothing shows on the external monitor, then most likely your video card is bad.

Huh? Please explain the problem.

Download and install the webcam drivers again.You can always download Manycam and install it. Go towww.google.com and in the search box type: "download.cnet.com"(without the quotes). Click on the link to go to the site. When thesite opens look down on the left and you will see a gray area that says FindSoftware. Type "Manycam" (without the quotes) in the whitesearch area then hit the search mirror. When it brings back your resultslook for the one that says ManyCam Virtual Webcam. Down load it andinstall it. Make sure you remove the check box on any junky programs itwould like to install. You only want to install ManyCam, no additionswhatsoever during the install. ManyCam is totally FREE and easy to use,and you will always know where your webcam software is.

CONTINUAL DISCONNECTION OF WIRELESS CONNECTION There are a few things thatcan cause you to lose wireless connection with your wireless router.1. Weak signal strength,check the signal strength on your wireless card. If it is weak move thewireless router away from brick or concrete walls and if possible locatethe wireless router higher up.2. Have you secured yourwireless router from people near your from unauthorized access? i.e. change thedefault password, setup encryption use WPA2 or WPA, change the default SSID,and turn off SSID broadcast, and for added protection, enable MAC addressfiltering which allows only the MAC address/es of your wireless card/s toconnect to your wireless router.3. You could be gettinginterference from electrical sources such as air conditioners, arc welders,washing machines etc. If so, the power supply to the wireless routers andcomputers etc should be connected to a surge protection power board, betterstill connect your computer equipment to an UPS (Uninterrupted PowerSupply). 4. Check the channels ofthe wireless routers and access points in your area and change the broadcastchannel on your wireless router to an unused channel or one that is currentlyused but has the weakest signal strength. This will minimize interferencewith your wireless router from other wireless routers and accesspoints in your area.

Make sure the Sound driver is installed and that you have the correct Codecs for your media player. KLCodecs are very good and free. Also check that you have the latest Flashplayer and Shockwave version installed.

you cannot blame windows xp because according to me it is such OS that it removes many problems of windows 7 and vista.windows 7 and vista makes your pc much slow and many features dont work but windows xp is free from these errors.actually you hear the sound but nothing appears on the screen.this is because your cpu fan is running which takes somes time to stop.may be some problem of the hardware especially the mainboard.go to any repair shop and just get it checked.

If it's a home access pc you could try: 'cometpar' or 'Misco'. Another one I've come across is 'welcome'.You could also try resetting the password in safe mode.Hit F8 repeatedly on start up. When screen comes up choose safe mode. If prompted to log in enter 'Administrator' in user field and leave password blank. Go to start>control panel>user accounts and safety>user accounts. You can make changes to the account from here.

Try booting from the recovery DVD and click next at first window. The bottom left of the next window should show a link to repair your computer. Click this link, a new window will show the installation directory (normally C: drive) choose this and click next. In the system recovery options window, click startup repair. This should recover the missing file.

If there is a panel with vents on the bottom of the laptop, then you maybe able to access the fan and heatsink from this panel.If there isn't a vent panel then the heatsink and fan can be accessed by removing the keyboard.

It sounds like your display or system board of your laptop has failed.

cnet and try ccleaner it's free and i have beeen using it for years.. you also might want to de-frag you hard drive search youtube for instructions