Qosmio G40 and Windows 7 upgrade

Hi
Can anyone please advise me on why Toshiba has no support for the Qosmio G40 when it comes to windows 7 upgrade?

Thanks, Ivan - that answered my (unasked) question right off the bat!
Cheers,
Chris :-)
(Also, a search revealed that if Win7 drivers are not included Vista drivers will work fine - like touch pad, IR, etc.)

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Re: Qosmio X770 and Windows XP64bit

Hi there,
I recently bought one new Toshiba Qosmio X770, but unfortunately it came with this new Windows 7.
I have 2 other toshiba notebooks, one is a NB200 Netbook with WinXP32bits running nicely about 1 year or more, and another big one Satellite P300 also with XP32bits.
All the softwares that I need - are running extremly good, without any conflicts, for more than a year!
But something is bothering me: After ripping of the HD from this new Qosmio X770, and trying to install Windows XP 64bits, Ive found that theres no, or anykind of support to such drivers from Toshiba.
I downloaded many drivers from the 3rd party hardware manufacturers, but only a phew worked.
Now I have this big, powerful computer, expensive, without any softwares (because, when I try to install any software that I already own, into the original Win7 64bits, it says that its incompatible, or you need to buy another version, and so on...)
My point is: Im not going to buy upgrades or other software just because some dumb Engineer built an entire new OS that requires entire new softwares, entire new Drivers, and so on. This is madness!
What should I do with this X770?
Im not going to throw it away, but you Toshiba Enginheers, should make Compatible drivers, at least for the Windows XP 64bits / 32bits.
Im not going to put this crapy Windows 7, just because someone at Microsoft wants that. I have my right to still use my usefull softwares and my Windows XP, wich works incredibly more smooth, uses less memory and works well than Win7.
Many thanks for the support.
Daniel.

Windows 7 => Windows XP 64bits with some fancy and diferent colors. Look at the Control Panel on the classic view, its the same as Windows XP! The main difference is that there are some few new items.
The Windows Kernel hasnt changed much since Windows XP, the main key is the memory addressing that really needs to be rebuild, due to additional 32bit addressing (64bit processors). But the base still the same, just a recompiled Windows XP.
The madness here is that every single year we are forced to buy software... Do you really need to spent money? Its like burning money: you already have something working (like Office 2003... it works even better than Office 2010... they changed only the menus, but the rest still the same) why buy something that has just changed the name and added some fancy buttons? this is like burning money...
I know that we are year 2011, but lets look for something that has more than 100 years but the concept still the same and we still use it today: AC Three-phase induction motors - It works very well, requires very low or no maintenance at all, and delivers a nice and stable function - generating torque as long as the power supply is running ok. Theres another example: Radio FM / AM - the same as above. Combustion Engine - same as the above;
All Software should be made focused on the last longing utility - Software that will run 100 years, but will run extremly fast on 100 years Computers ..., than on fancy buttons or something like that.
Oh, btw, im still waiting, after about 2 hours, the finishing of SP1 Win7 install...
Im planning to test onto another harddisk, the installation of Windows XP 32bits on this computer :D
Hope to find 32bit driver somewhere...
Daniel.
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Qosmio G20 and Windows 7

Hi there,
I've got an old Qosmio G20-115 that uses the RAID controller for the two hard disks. I've tried installing both Windows 7 (RC1) and Windows Vista but I'm always getting stuck at the point of Windows installation detecting the hard drives. After reading various reports from this forum and other sources around the web, I've tried on numerous occassions to get the installation to detect the disks using drivers from various different sources but to no avail.
Is there something more fundamental I'm getting wrong? What should the RAID settings be set to in the BIOS when trying to install an OS? Has anyone managed to get Windows 7 (RC1) working on their G20? Has anyone got some drivers that they've tested and managed to get Vista/Windows 7 onto their G20-115s?
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Hi Boarder,
Thanks for your reply. The G20 is old, but the hardware (aside from the RAID controller) is still very generic isn't it? Is there a specific piece that won't work with Windows 7?
List of drivers I've tried so far (both XP & vista)
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/message.jspa?messageID=75318
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/raid138.zip
http://www.birseyindir.net/driver/Toshiba_Qosmio_G20_notebo___39871.html
http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-files2/0/raid-drv-20071112143256.zip
All to no avail. I've even tried installing Vista but keep getting the exact same issue - none of the drivers seem to pick up the hard drives.
Thanks.

Qosmio G40 and S-Video Input

Hello there my friends,
i have a problem here :( ...
What i want is simple, in theory. I have a VHS VCR that i have some tapes i want to convert to DVD. I noticed that G40 has a S-Video In, so what i did was, buy a cable that in one end is SCART and in the other is S-Video, i connected the VCR to the G40, pressed play in the VCR, started Ulead Factory for Toshiba, but nothing happens, i can't record anything, even getting any picture....the problem is not in the cable because i connected the VCR to the TV the same way (with the same cable) and it shows fine.
Does anyone have any idea of how to do this ? I'm really desperate, i've searched foruns and googlled it but can't get any answer.
Kind regards,
Ricardo Monteiro

Ricardo this is not solution for you. Using S-Video cable can be used for video signal transfer only.
Do you want to have picture without sound. I don't think so.
I have made similar experiments and I have copied old VHS cassettes to my old Qosmio G30. Later I have converted recorded material and created DVDs.
My Qosmio G30 has antenna in port and I have connected my VHS recorder to this port and transferred video and audio signal. I have for example started video on VHS recorder and started Windows media centre and scanned all channels and on channel 33 I saw my recorded material that comes from connected VHS recorder.
I have tested recording with Qosmioplayer and MCE. Using both options I was able to use record option and have video material on HDD.
I am sure the same can be done with G40. Check it out.

Problem with BRIGHT.EXE in QOSMIO G40

Hello and good morning,
I'm a new user here at the forum, and i hope i'm posting in the right place :).
I just bought, well in march a Qosmio G40, and i'm very pleased with it, but 3 days ago I noticed a problem with it, the program BRIGHT.EXE, which controls the brightness of the flatscreen is not working (well, it stoped working), when i press the button in the operacional front panel, or use the combination FN+F6 or F7, it doesn't work, windows says that the program BRIGHT.EXE gave an error but doesn't specify which error.
Does anyone have any idea of why it is happening and a way to solve it ?
Best,
Ricardo

Thank you guys for your answers.
I'll try first to install the Value Added Package first. Do I have to uninstall the version i have first? or can i start the instalation and it will uninstall automatically ?
And then if the re-installation won't work, i'll try to rollback my OS.
Ricardo Monteiro
BTW: as i have Vista in Portuguese (:( ) i still don't have SP1 ehehe
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Qosmio G40 - Windows 7 64bit and missing drivers

Hello..i recently upgraded my G40 to win7 64bit and have been very dismayed at all the missing drivers.
so far
1 Cd/hd dvd drive - driver not supported on this product - it was when it was on vista 32 - now i just get cd drive error.??
2 tv tuner - no driver available
3 av controller - no driver available
4 acoustic silencer - no driver available
5 finger print software - installed driver - no hardware found?? it definatly has one ..im looking at it.
6 hdmi control manager - no driver available
7 infrared driver- no driver available
some of these drivers i can do without - (finger print im not worried about 0 but the CD/HD DVD drive is a real problem..
Im normally reasonably fine with installing all these drivers...but it seems there are non there ..or they dont see the hardware....please help.

Wait a moment you are mixing something.
Do not mix CD/DVD driver and HD DVD driver.
When you install operating system optical disc drive must be recognized properly. If you have problem watching HD DVD movies that completely other issue.
So, is optical disc drive recognized properly? Can you use music CDs and watch DVD movies?
If you cannot find Toshiba HD DVD player for 64 bit OS try to use some other players. I don't have HD DVD media and cannot test it for you.
PCI memory controller is maybe cardreader.
By the way, here is the list of all installed stuff on Qosmio G40 (Vista) so you can check if everything is installed and if there is some missing driver. Please note: some additional software is not downloadable.
Windows Vista Home Premium
Intel Chipset SW Utility
TOSHIBA Value Added Package
NVIDIA Display Driver
Realtek HD Audio Driver
Synaptics TouchPad Driver
TOSHIBA Software Modem
Intel 82566MC Gigabit Network Connection
Intel PCI Express Wireless LAN Driver (802.11ag)
Intel Proset?PCI Express 802.11ag?
Intel Proset (PCI Express Kedron Main(abgn))
Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba
Bluetooth Monitor
TOSHBIA Fingerprint Software
Texas Instruments FlashMedia Driver
Chicony Camera Assistant Software
TOSHIBA PCI TV Tuner
SMSCIR Infrared Receiver Drivers
TOSHIBA SD Memory Utilities
TOSHIBA Assist
TOSHIBA ConfigFree
CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer
TOSHIBA Extended Tiles for Windows Mobility Center
TOSHIBA Remote Control Manager
TOSHIBA Speech System
TOSHIBA HD DVD PLAYER
TOSHIBA SPS Driver
Qosmio AV Controller Manager

Windows 7 Drivers For Qosmio G40-12S

I have a Qosmio G40-12S with windows Vista Ultimate 32bit
And i have Install a Windows7 Ultimate 32bit instead of vista , Before that i had download all drivers in this link (http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp)
I have select those choice:
Notebook > Qosmio > Qosmio G Series > Qosmio G40 > PQG40E > Windows7 32Bit > ALL > ALL > English > Search
but i think there no Windows7 version from all what vista has, For Example: there no Infrared driver for Windows7 but there one for Vista
There no TEMPRO, ASSENT, Acoustic Silencer, AMT, Online Product Information, Remote Control Manager, Touchpad Driver, Tiles for Mobility Center, etc.. For windows 7!
My Vista Driver was 27 driver - windows 7 only 19 driver!!!
8 Driver was missing in that link, were can i find that drivers?
I have search for TouchPad Driver and i have found one for it, But i can't found Infrared Driver and Remote manager so my Remote Control not working now?
Please advise me!

I presume offered drivers are there for Win7 upgrade only. That means before you upgrade preinstalled Vista you must remove some Toshiba drivers, tools and utilities.
After successfully installed upgrade you should install just stuff offered on Toshiba download page. All other stuff will works with Vista specific drivers and Toshiba tools and utilities.

I am on windows 7 and I upgraded to 10.0.2 and now it will not open. I have removed firefox completely and uploaded it again and that did not work. So my latest attempt I removed firefox 10 again and uploaded the beta version and once again nothing.

I am on windows 7 and I upgraded to the newest verison of firefox and now it will not open. I have removed firefox completely and uploaded it again and that did not work. I then made sure it could get through my firewall and that did not work. So my latest attempt I removed firefox 10 again and uploaded the beta version hoping that would do it and once again nothing. It will not open at all. Please help - is there a live chat or a number to talk to someone at Firefox?

I think when uninstalling you may also have to choose (tick) to delete the preferences and other personal data like the bookmarks, stored passwords etc. to erase completely. If you are installing afresh, please try right-clicking on the file and '''Run as administrator''' to install. And when uninstalling, please also make sure choose to delete all data and also manually delete any '''Mozilla''', '''Mozilla Firefox''' or '''Firefox''' from %appdata%, %localappdata% and %programfiles%. You can open a location by typing for eg. %appdata% in the '''Run''' box (Windows key + R). You may also have to check the '''VirtualStore''' folder in %localappdata%. Files in the VirtualStore can be problematic. I think a clean installation may help.
[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Firefox]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installation_directory Installation Folder]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder Profile Folder]
Please note that using system restore would usually damage the Firefox installation.

Window 8 and Windows 8.1 Upgrade Information and Windows 8 Tips

Need a tip on "how-to" do something in Windows 8 then the below links might provide the information that you need.
Microsoft Windows 8 upgrade assistant and FAQs.
HP Windows 8 Upgrade - Important Information Before You Upgrade.
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Test my HP PC for Windows 8 Compatibility.
Windows 8 – Tutorial Index and Windows 8 Tips
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Windows 8.1 upgrade suggestions:
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Be sure that Windows 8 has all of the latest MS updates installed. There are prerequisite patches that are required.
Be sure that you have at least 40 GB of hard disk free space.
Back up your data to external media.
Make a Windows 8 recovery media to external media before doing the upgrade. I prefer to use a third party hard drive imaging program.
Temporarily disable the antivirus software.
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When I ran through th HP site I saw that this machine has not been tested. Is there any way of getting confirmation that Windows 8 Pro 64-bit will or won't run on my machine? The HP Product code for it is ER904AA#ABA.
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Qosmio G40: TV Tuner not working in Windows 7 64bit

Hi,
After months of patience and following the drivers-info on the Toshiba website,i found it was time to replaced my Vista32 Ultimate with Windows7 Ultimate. It seemed that all drivers now have a 64bit version working under Windows 7, the missing drivers/software could be replace with the Vista 64bit versions. Unfortunately i got some problems with the TOSHIBA PCI DVB-T/Analog TV Hybrid Tuner.
Just searched a couple of ours for a sollution to the TOSHIBA PCI DVB-T/Analog TV Hybrid Tuner (x64) problem with Windows 7. In hardware manager it shows an yellow triangle with an exclamation mark, telling me that there is a problem with the device. Via properties i get an error with code(39).
I have downloaded the drivers from the Toshiba website which returns the following files:
tisdbt1a64.cab
TISDBT1A64.inf
TISDBT1A64.sys
and an additional 'setISDBTDriverParameters'-regkey.
1) When i try to replace the drivers by via the properties in devicemanager, i get a message back that the best drivers are already installed and there is no better driver found.
2) Install manually
There are no instructions to install the downloaded files, nor the regkey. When i try to install the 'inf' file with rightclick, i get a installationerror the the selected inf-file does not suppoert this installationmethod.
3) When i try to use 'install old hardware', the system ends in blue screen when driver is selected and installed. After booting the system again falls into blue screen. So i had to remove the device using 'save mode'.
4) I also tried to install Vista 64bit, same behaviour as (3)
5) I tried both TV-Tuner 2_1_11-ISDB-T and TV-Tuner-2_1_1_0. However, imho the former should be used.
Finally i reinstalled the complete system (from scratch) but same problem occurs.
Any suggestions? I found different threads about only tips are given. Almost no one describes a working sollution.
I have not found any sollution

I have read indicated thread over the weekend. This thread also points to other threads which should have info about correctly installing the drivers. Unfortunately, all these threads points to eachother without really telling how to do a correct installation. Some users seems to be able to use the Vista drivers or the G50 drivers but many others don't. It's strange though, all G40 systems should have the same hardware, no? And after installation of Windows7 they are all equal, no?
I haven't installed the G50 driver because
- there is no indication about the type of TV Tuner. I have a TV-Tuner-ISDB-T and it seems that the indicated driver is for the 'TV-Tuner' only (without IDSB-T opton).
- These drivers are dated 2009 whereas the drivers for G40 are from april 2010.
(although they have a creation date of march 2007 ???)
- Other users reports same probs with G50 drivers
I tried the G40 32bit, G40 64bit (Vista and Windows7) but none of them work. With the Vista drivers I got nothing but blue screens which finally forced me to reinstall Windows7 from scratch. I don't want to go to the process of reinstalling Windows7 from scratch again...
So, the G40 drivers are published by Toshiba in april 2010. I may trust that these drivers are the ones to be used on my machine? If not, why should i trust all other drivers?
I have noticed that there was an update installed for both TV- and Fingerprint hardware immediatly after installing Windows7. So after installation of W7 and reboot of the system i was notified that there were some updates which includes an update for both hardware components. I installed all drivers and software from Toshiba website AFTER this update installations. This resulted in a problem with both TV- and Fingerprint hardware.
In my second attemt to install Windows 7, i tried to block the automatic updates immediatly after installing Windows7. Don't know if it was succesfull because installation started immediatly and i had to 'cancel' the installation. After this 'cancel', i wasn't sure if something was already installed. Nevertheless, at that point (with no other updates installed), i installed all drivers and software from Toshiba website (with no reboot in-between). After this installation i rebooted my G40 and all but TV-hardware worked (including the Fingerprint Reader). Then i tried to update the TV-drivers without any luck, untill this moring...
This morning I was notified that there were updates to be installed. When i checked out which updates, an update for the TV-hardware seemed to be included. I decided to install this update and guess what... problem is gone!
So here is the list of my 'scucessfull driver installation' with my wireless internet connection active.
(Maybe it's a beter idea to make sure the laptop is not connected to the internet!)
Initial installation:
1) Install Windows7 from scratch
2) After initial installation, switch-off auto-updates for windows
If procedure to install updates is started (otherwise go to 4)
3) cancell automatic update install, be sure that update TV drivers/Fingerprint Reader are NOT INSTALLED
(eventually go back to recovery point)
4) Reboot
Install all available Toshiba drivers and software
5) Install all Win7 64bit drivers/software (skip TV drivers)
6) Install all Win7 32bit drivers/software
7) Install all Vista 64bit drivers/software
8) Install all Vista 32bit drivers/software
9) Reboot
Install TV drivers
10) Install regkey 'SetISDBTDriverParameters'
(= i changed the regkey from tisdbt1a to tisdbt1a64)
11) update 'TV-Tuner-ISDB-T' driver using 'Hardware Manager'
12) Reboot
Windows update installations
13) Execute windows updates
14) Reboot
Repeat 13/14 until TV-driver update is included in the list
It appears that problems are caused by a windows driver update which is installed for both TV- and Fingerprint Reader hardware immediatly after initial installation of WIndows7. I have no time (use my laptop for work too) to re-test above with installation of Windows7 without a connection to the internet. IMHO this should also avoid installation of the autmatic updates immediatly after initial installation. So, if anyone is trying to follow my steps to do a clean installation of Windows7 on a G40 laptop, please do not connect to the internet when initial installation is in progress. Attach to the interne to perform updates after step 12 and let us know the results.

Upgraded to Yosemite and Windows 8.1 Pro in Bootcamp, can no longer drive retina display and two external monitors simultaneously?

Greetings
I just upgraded from Mountain Lion and Windows 7 Ultimate (Bootcamp) to Yosemite and Windows 8.1 Pro on a late 2012 MBP 13" Retina. Prior to the upgrades, I was able to drive the retina panel and two external monitors simultaneously when operating directly in Bootcamp. Now, I can only drive 2 of the 3 simultaneously though all three are recognized under Graphic Properties. I simply cannot find any option or profile under Graphics Properties or Options or Personalization to run all three screens.
My hardware hasn't changed and this worked prior to the updates. I have no issue on the Mac OSX can run all three. I also have no issue doing it in Windows under Parallels Desktop 10. It is just when I boot directly into Bootcamp that this happens. What am I missing?
Thanks,
G.

Great point, Loner T. It was late when I was working and I thought about this afterwards also.
The issue was that in Windows=>Control Panel=>Display, under "Change Display Settings", the three screens showed but "Extend Display" was not selected for one of the screens. It was simply off. I can't believe I danced around this w/o picking it up sooner. In fact, it has happened in the past that for some reason a display loses this setting.
As an aside, thanks again for all of your help and terrific input to upgrade both the Mac and Windows operating systems. As I was going from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8.1 Pro, one thing I did come across that made life much easier was to upgrade first to Windows 8 so I could keep my apps. The jump from 7 to 8.1 would otherwise migrate my personal files, but not programs and require a lot of time to reinstall all. This was completely avoided by going to Windows 8 first.
Thanks, again, and very much appreciate the work that you do here.
Best,
G.

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I have a early 2011 MacBook Pro upgraded to mavericks and windows 7 install cd what do I need to install bootcamp properly?

I have a early 2011 MacBook Pro upgraded to mavericks and windows 7 install cd what do I need to install bootcamp properly? I have the bootcamp assistant in my utilities folder but do I need an older version it's the 5. Something from mavericks and which drivers do I need my my computer?

Boot Camp Assistant is already installed.
Boot Camp 5.1- Frequently asked questions
Mac Basics- Using Windows on your Mac with Boot Camp
Boot Camp- Frequently asked questions about installing Windows 8
Boot Camp- Installing Windows 7 Frequently Asked Questions

I'm getting "Installer disk not found" message during boot camp 5 and windows 8 install on late 2011 MBP upgraded to Mavericks.

hello,
And thank you in advance.
I'm getting "Installer disk not found" message during boot camp 5 and windows 8 install on late 20011 MBP upgraded to OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Any ideas?
I've downloaded the Window support option software and the WindowSetupBox.exe and copied it to the USB drive. I tried to create an iso image from my Windows XP machine but recieved messages that Windows 8.1 could not run on XP. I've ordered the Windows 8.1 backup media.
Any way to proceed?
Thanks Tim

download the win 8 iso from here;
http://getintopc.com/softwares/operating-systems/download-windows-8-pro/
then start over. install on to your usb along with the support software.

Qosmio G40 and Windows 7 upgrade

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