Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:55:25 -0500 From: "Tony Oresteen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Express Media Sofware
Sorry if this has been covered before but I think it is important! I just got a Libretto U105 yesterday. In less than 24 hours I've manage to screw up the hard drive (hey, there's more than just XP out there!). I tried to create a 700mb partition at the beginning of the drive for DOS. I used Portion Magic 8 and it created the partition and moved the files. Unfortunately, it screwed up some files in the move as WinXP now doesn't boot. No problem, I just reached for the recovery CD. Cracking open the DVD package, I discovered an info sheet that says "How to recover the Express Media Software (for the Libretto U105 model Only)". Reading it, it says: 1. The Express Media Player Software is NOT on the recovery CD. 2. Back up the Express Media Player software by using Recovery Disc Creator. Naturally, I never did this - who would open a recovery DVD to see if there is a hidden note in it? I got lots of pop ups on the U105 for various things but never one that said to back up any software. Now that my WINXP system is corrupted, how am I supposed to back it up? So if you have a U105 and have never backed up the Express Media Software, you should do it now! Toshiba is looking for a disk to send me. It seems that they don't have any part numbers for Express Media Player for the U105! BTW, the recovery DVD is brain dead. It was smart enough to see that I had two portitions on the hard drive. It give you two options: 1. Install in the first partition and leave #2 alone. 2. Delete all partitions and install XP in a new single partition Now partition 1 is 700mb in size. How is it going to install XP in 700mb? It didn't bother to check partition size. There is NO option to install into partition 2! Now that is brain dead! So if you partion your drive, leave XP in the FIRST partion if you want to use the recovery DVD. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tony Oresteen
