Doing a clean install of Windows on a Satellite M35-S456 laptop....need help please!

[Dunny Rummy]

I bought a Toshiba Satellite M35-S456 last month but hate the extra
baggage they put on it with the OS. I want to use Microsoft Windows XP
Home Full OEM with COA (which has been shipped out today) and do a
clean install rather than what it came with from Toshiba. My question
is can I boot the Satellite M35-S456 from CD-ROM (if so how? F2 key?
or pressing the C key while booting?)?? Is there a way around this to
do a clean install of windows?

If the Satellite M35-S456 needs to be set in the bios to boot from
the CD-ROM how do I access the bios?


TIA!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to boot your Toshiba PC from CD-ROM
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/...ineID=cccgadcmjhgjeddcgfkceghdgngdgmn.0&ct=SB

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

After installing Windows XP, visit the Toshiba support
web site to download all the necessary specialized drivers:
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modItemList.jsp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| I bought a Toshiba Satellite M35-S456 last month but hate the extra
| baggage they put on it with the OS. I want to use Microsoft Windows XP
| Home Full OEM with COA (which has been shipped out today) and do a
| clean install rather than what it came with from Toshiba. My question
| is can I boot the Satellite M35-S456 from CD-ROM (if so how? F2 key?
| or pressing the C key while booting?)?? Is there a way around this to
| do a clean install of windows?
|
| If the Satellite M35-S456 needs to be set in the bios to boot from
| the CD-ROM how do I access the bios?
|
|
| TIA!

 

[Dunny Rummy]

Thanks Microsoft, wish me good luck!

 

[Dunny Rummy]

Hey Microsoft, do we get Microsoft support with XP Home OEM COA
systems?
Tia!

Thanks Microsoft, wish me good luck!

How to boot your Toshiba PC from CD-ROM
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/...ineID=cccgadcmjhgjeddcgfkceghdgngdgmn.0&ct=SB

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

After installing Windows XP, visit the Toshiba support
web site to download all the necessary specialized drivers:
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modItemList.jsp

 

[DL]

Cannot you modify the installation to uninstall what you dont want?
and or uninstall other apps?
Is this OEM disk from Toshiba?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

I'm not a Microsoft employee so do not assume the advice
given in this newsgroup is endorsed by Microsoft.
This is strictly a peer-to-peer newsgroup where anyone
can offer helpful advice.

To answer your question, an OEM version of Windows XP
does not entitle one to unpaid Microsoft technical support.
Only "retail versions" of Windows XP entitles one to two (2)
free technical support calls to Microsoft.

However, if you have a problem, please feel free to post your
question in this newsgroup and I'm sure someone will offer
some assistance.

Goof luck with your endeavor!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Hey Microsoft, do we get Microsoft support with XP Home OEM COA
| systems?
| Tia!