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== Windows Vista clean installation procedure ==
This upgrade method removes any existing programs, data and user profiles. The result is a ‘clean’
installation of Windows Vista, with nothing carried forward from the previous Windows XP installation.
This procedure is specifically for use with Vista-capable Toshiba portable computers. You will need
a Windows Vista installation disc and a connection to the Internet to complete this procedure.
1. Update the computer’s BIOS
2. Download the Toshiba RAID driver
(if required)
3. Install Windows Vista
4. Download and install Toshiba software components for Windows Vista
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Click the following link to the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor. The Upgrade Advisor can verify that your
computer is capable of running Windows Vista, and can identify applications and other software
components that should be removed before installation of Windows Vista. The Upgrade Advisor can also
recommend the version of Windows Vista that is most appropriate to your computer.
1
Update the computer’s BIOS
Follow the steps below to download a new Vista-compatible BIOS.
1. Using Windows Explorer, create a folder named
Vista Downloads under the My Documents
folder.
2. Browse to
http://vistaDL.toshiba.com
3. Select your computer model from the lists of Product, Family and Model, and click the Go button.
A list of software components and BIOS updates will be listed.
The computer’s
BIOS must specifically support Windows Vista. Unless Windows Vista was pre-
installed on the computer, the computer’s BIOS must be updated to support Windows Vista.
4. Download the latest Vista-compatible BIOS for your computer, and save it to the Vista
Downloads folder.
5. Use Windows Explorer to browse to the
Vista Downloads folder, created above.
6. Double-click the BIOS filename to start the BIOS update, and then follow the onscreen
instructions to complete the BIOS update.
7. Restart the computer, by clicking
Start, then Shut Down, then Restart from the list of options.
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