Toshiba A205 4777 Recover problem

Hi,
I was trying to recover the factory default settings on my Toshiba A205 4777 laptop and it is getting stuck while recovering the files. I tried this serveral times and Iam encountering the same problem. Can anybody help me in solving this issue? is there any problem with the hard disk? pls let me know
Thanks
Sai

Satellite A205-S4617
The computer freezes up randomly..
..with the recovery factory disk, bringing the computer to the original configuration (out of the box state) (Problem not solved)
If it happens just after restoring the hard disk to its original contents, then it's surely due to a hardware malfunction.
Test the memory.
How do I know if my computer has a memory problem?
-Jerry

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I have a Toshiba A205 that is a few years old (out of warranty) that I'm having big problems with. It takes me several attempts to start it up. Sometimes it freezes on the Windows loading screen and sometimes it appears to start all the way to the desktop but is actually frozen and requires a hard shutdown. Often times, when I actually DO get it functioning, it'll freeze in the middle of what I'm doing and require a hard shutdown. If I ever put the computer to sleep, it'll guaranteed be frozen when I open the lid again to try to wake it up. It came with Vista but I did a complete hard drive format and installed Windows 7 Ultimate and that didn't fix anything. I did a memtest86 and all came back normal. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
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I just had an a205-s4567 that would boot in safe mode and operate all day long, but would freeze at random times when booting into normal mode on Vista. After many hours of trying different drivers, etc. etc. etc. I noticed the processor speed switch in the bios, used to allow speed stepping or disable speed stepping. That setting can also be accessed from the Toshiba Hardware Utility. When set to "LOW" rather than speed stepping, the computer boots fine, and runs fine. I found this about 30 hours ago, and have been using the laptop and backing up the user's files via Carbonite since then without any repeat of the vexing problem.
This appears to be a driver problem in interfacing with the Intel processor, but could find no further information regarding this. I saw one post about an a205, where the user went from Vista to Win7 (no relief) to Win XP (worked, but finding drivers is a problem). My guess is that XP does not interface with stepping processors the same way, and that was what produced the cure.
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Problem with Toshiba A205-S4617

Problem Description
The computer freezes up randomly, not allowing any kind of action, just shutting down with the on/off button.
This happens in safe mode too.
It has the particularity that one can not turn on/shut down/Log off, if the computer is connected to the power source (i.e. to turn on or shut down the computer I must unplug the "charger" or else it will hang up as I explain earlier)
- During Turn on
It goes from the green loading bar in black screen that says Microsoft Corporation to a black screen and stays there, sometimes even gets to the welcome screen where one inserts the password, but that's how far it goes, does notgoes further than that.
- During Shut down
Closes all running programs and icons on desk desappear, closes the windows explorer getting ready to shut down and hangs up right there.
All this problems are present too removing battery and working without it, connected to power source obviously.
Attempted Solutions
- Upgraded from Windows Vista Home Premium (O.S. by defect) to Windows 7 thinking that the problem could be in the O.S. and changing to a new one could solve the problem.
(Problem not solved)
- Downgraded to the Windows Vista Home Premium again with the recovery factory disk, bringing the computer to the original configuration (out of the box state)
(Problem not solved)
- Used several repairing software, registry repair, debug, antispyware, drivers upgrade, defrag, HDD check, etc. such as "Advanced SystemCare Profrom Iobit, "Power Suite" from Uniblue)
(Problem not solved)
- Thinking it could be a communication problem between hardware and that maybe a bios software upgrade could hold the solution, I upgraded it.
(Problem not solved)
At this point I don't know what else to do.
Can someone give me a hand so I can at least know what the problem is?
The computer model is A205-s4617 I have not changed or added anything on hardware

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Test the memory.
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Satellite A205-S5880
Your model does not have the recovery partition. If you no longer have the discs that accompanied the computer, order them from Toshiba.
Order Toshiba Recovery Media
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Hi hi,
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CREATE CONTROLFILE
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Oracle recommends that you perform a full backup of all files in the database before using this statement. For more information, see Oracle9i User-Managed Backup and Recovery Guide.
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Update:
I installed WAIK and the supplement for SP1 of Windows 7.
I got errors when saving the modified wim. I needed to change permissions and owner (Trusted Installer) in the Windows folder, and after copying the files restore old permissions. The modified wim was saved but at unmount left behind in exactly the folders I tangled with in Windows folder. The other modified folders were saved with no problems.
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Kieron,
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Hello there, I fixed it myself, thanks anyways.
In case anyone has similar problems, I read in another thread something that worked for me.
1) Disconnect Batery and AC Adapter
2) Maintain Power Button 30 seconds without releasing
3) Connect everything
4) Turn on computer
5) When Toshiba screen comes on, quickly press F2
6) Then press F9 - Yes and then F10 - Yes
Hopefully it will work for you too.

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Dear all,
I can't delete files from my Toshiba Gigastore anymore. Every time I try, the following message appears: "Cannot delete. Access denied. Source is probably still open".
However, the files are not in use when I try to delete. I tried to delete after a reboot, and tried as admin. Nothing works.
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Hello,
many thanks for your advice. The issue is solved now.
Going through your replies, I investigated why the files could not be deleted. I found that something happened with my user rights since the hot plugout: The system just 'took' the 'write' rights from existing files. However, I was able to read and execute existing files, and write _new_ files.
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