NB 305 7 Starter Restore "Preparing Computer for first" use how long stuck??

OK, I've searched far and wide for a straight forward answer on this, but I can't seem to find one anywhere...
So I did a restore on my NB because the guy I bought it from had deleted everything, but didn't do a restore, and It's running 7 starter, and didn't come with a disk...
So I went through the wizard and got everything partitioned and the reboot, now It's stuck (maybe I don't know) on the "setup preparing desktop" page, and has been like that for a little over an hour.
Now I'm not sure, how long it's supposed to take, as I just got it and haven't played with it much, but Is it supposed to take this long?? If not, what can I do? I saw a couple posts about going through CMD to remove drivers, but I don't have a disk, or USB, and I don't think I can get into BIOS or safe mode.. Anything would be helpful! Thanks guys!
Solved!
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mini notebook NB305-N413BN
Downloads here.
You should obtain a recovery USB thumb drive from Toshiba. Scroll down to Get Recovery Media here.
For instructions, see the section Restoring from recovery DVDs/media, which begins on p. 62 of the User's Guide.
NB300 Series User’s Guide
-Jerry

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