"Patrick" wrote in message
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On 19/03/2018 05:33, HB wrote:
The above is a bit confusing. Both the DT and the Toshiba are W-7 Home-64
bit.

If the OperatingSystems are the same as you say above then you could make
a W7-64bit recovery disc on your working machine and then use it on the
(non-working) Toshiba.

I have two recovery discs from online. One from the MS site. I have the
recovery thumbdrive for THIS computer. The Toshiba gives the same "Read disk
error occured" to all of them. So they wont work. It will run Linux from a
DVD but doesn't install it.



To make above said RescueDisc see;

How to from Microsoft;
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...em-repair-disc

I would still need the installation disk it says on the site. I don't have
that for the Toshiba.


Or another place;
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-crea...r-disc-2626301

I gives the "A disk read error occured" when I tried to use the System
Recovery disk for a different PC with the same OS. There is no recovery
disk made for the Toshiba. None exists so it's too late now. They have to be
made on the same computer that made them - apparently.

When you have created the RescueDisk you can reboot your Good Computer and
test that it works (Boots) from the CD (don't forget to watch for the
Prompt to "Press any key to boot from CD/DVD".

If the CD has Booted OK (first screen should be to select your Keyboard
which will most likely be US as default) on your good Computer then eject
the CD and shut down th Good PC.

Put the CD in the Toshiba and reboot (turn off and on), watch again for
the "Press any key to boot from CD/DVD" and press a key (eg, 'Enter').

I did that with the thumbdrive for this healthy computer and got the same "A
disk read error occurred" on the Toshiba. Apparently they have to be made
on the sick computer to work on it. It will run Linux from the DVD but that
was no help in getting into windows. The two rescue disks made from online
sources, one a MS site, give the same error.

I think only divine intervention will boot this Toshiba into windows. I'm
running out of things to try. I don't know enough to fix this myself. I'm
spinning my wheels.....