X-Matt

This method worked flawlessly. Thanks a lot.

I have seen that problem before, and most of the time its the power supply.

This should help you out. [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927978[/url] I read it quickly. I had the same problem you did.

You can go to the toshiba uk site and find the drivers. But you have to find what the model number is for your laptop in the uk. Just google it and you should find out without any problems. I install xp on toshiba laptops all the time. I usually …

I agree it sounds like a hard ware problem, but if there is another reason you want to format the hard drive, take the hard drive out, attach it to an external device, or attach it internally, to a working PC and reformat that way.

I have seen problems like this when there is malware/spyware or a virus blocking access to microsoft. Check the "Hosts" file to see if its being blocked there. Most of the time any basic spyware program will fix this problem, but its always good to check.

"Theoretically DDR-SDRAM provides double the bandwidth of normal SDRAM. At 100 MHz memory clock it's able to supply a data bandwidth of 1600 MB/s, at 133 MHz it goes up to 2100 MB/s. That is why 'Team DDR' decided to call the specs of those two DDR-memory types 'PC1600' and …

Remote RDP not an option?

Have someone else check the work. Sounds like the lcd isn't seated properly in the bezel, which is why the plastic cracked in the first place. There is probably pressure on the inverter which is causing the white lines across the screen. You could have also had a bad inverter …

Run a Defrag and see if that improves performance. Check Task Manager to see what programs are taking up memory or CPU performance. Delete startup programs. Of course do all of this after you have checked for Viruses / Malware