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What information should I save from an inherited laptop before reformatting?
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Mar 15, 2026126 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I inherited a Toshiba Portege R500-S5008X from my supervisor and would like to reformat it and reinstall Windows XP before starting to use it. I eventually found Toshiba's support pages that list drivers and utilities for Windows XP. What essential steps should I take before doing this to ensure th…
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I would go to toshibas site and download all the drivers for it and put them on a separate drive or burn a cd. Yes you have their names - but if this is your only machine, once you wipe it lets say you need the network driver to use the network to d…
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