Comments on: Windows Vista Drivers for Toshiba Satellite P25-S607

By: rob

rob — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:29:02 +0000

@Vickie Mercer – This is what I love about the web – something I learned over a year ago is still helping people. Internet Rocks!

By: Vickie Mercer

Vickie Mercer — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:55:34 +0000

Thank you Rob for helping me solve a 2 month long aggrevating problem. Three professional technicians and Microsoft technical service could not figure out what was wrong.

My P25-S609 lost the NVIDIA GeoForce FX Go5200 video drivers when the search indexer feature in Vista Home failed on May 8th. I had to do a complete reinstall but was able to retrieve all of my data on the harddrive prior. My email and the internet connections worked but with limitations – no Windows Media Player or Picture Manager but basic programs worked fine.

One technician told me I had to get a new laptop when he analyzed the control panel remotely and the screen started pin balling uncontrollably. I had not found any other description similar on the web so it was hard to find a solution.

Your instructions on how to reinstall the video drivers were simple to follow. I was then able downtown and install Flash Reader and upgrade Java which I also was unable to do without the right drivers.

Again, thanks to being here.

By: rob

rob — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:25:14 +0000

@Jimmy – “IIABDFI” – If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. While I have Vista on my Toshiba, and it does run well, it is slower than XP was. Vista was written for more powerful machines that had more memory.

Personally, I love Vista and have it running on a half dozen machines not. But it performs best on the newest hardware – a machine I build well after Vista was released.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:09:15 +0000

Hey Rob, I saw your post and found it very useful but I have yet to actually upgrade my toshiba p25-s526. Its almost 4 years old but it is very good running XP. I was just wondering how has Vista been performing after the upgrade and the video driver install? Is it worth it for me?

By: Felix

Felix — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:25:57 +0000

Stuffleufagus! I agree, the guy is a wanker. What sort of a selfish dickhead demands help (which you are willing to give in your own time) immediately, giving no consideration to your personal agenda. Don’t appologise! The guy is an idiot. If he needs immediate advice then he should go elsewhere or PAY FOR IT!

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Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:30:25 +0000

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By: rob

rob — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:58:53 +0000

@supahalcyon – Cool – glad you got it fixed – and thanks for sharing the solution with us.

Rob

By: supahalcyon

supahalcyon — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:30:19 +0000

Thanks rob! I happened to stumble upon a solution of my own that worked, for anyone with the same problem here’s the link:
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Advanced-Vista-Codec-Package-Download-55586.html

By: rob

rob — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:05:09 +0000

@Supahalcyon: Is it just a certain type of file that is not playing correctly? Like AVI files, or MP4′s? Do the files play ok on other machines? It’s hard to guess what could be causing it, unless you are missing a sound codec. What media player are you using? Have you tried another player? If not try the GOM player and see if it works: http://www.gomplayer.com/main.html

I’m glad the video driver worked for you though!

Rob

By: Supahalcyon

Supahalcyon — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:46:57 +0000

This worked out great for me! However right now I’m having problem playing some movie files with sound. Although I can play music fine, and other movie files play normally with sound. For some reason the sound doesn’t work correctly on all of them. Any suggestions?

By: rob

rob — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:43:07 +0000

@yep – I see you are in the US. If you want, feel free to call me (I am in San Antonio) 210-370-3861.

Hard to do this via comment thread.

Rob

By: yep

yep — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:32:13 +0000

hey, appreciate the reply but the problem is that when i do that it comes up with a dialogue box that says “the best driver software for your device is already installed” “windows has determined the driver software for your device is up to date” (which it is not) “standard VGA Graphics Adapter”

So basically, it never allows me to even attempt to install your modification, i can’t seem to force it to do so.

By: rob

rob — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:53:20 +0000

@yep – you need to delete the current driver for the device.

1) Right click on the My Computer icon. Select “Manage”.

2) Select “Device Manager”

3) Click the plus sign next to “Display Adapters”

4) Right click on your video adapter and select “Uninstall”

5) In the dialog that comes up click the check mark for “Delete the driver” then click ok.

6) Now right click your adapter again and choose “Update Driver Software”

7) In the dialog box that opens click “Browse my computer for driver software”

Point it at the folder that you created using my post above.

Reboot. That should do it.

By: yep

yep — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:47:29 +0000

vista will not allow me to overwrite the old driver when i chose to browse and install the new one. It seems to believe that the standard VGA device is the most up to date. WTF!!!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:39:31 +0000

Here’s one person who found the monsters under the bed: http://www.windowsvistasucks.blogspot.com/