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Ok so I solved the problem. The touchpad was not attached to motherboard correctly hence not been able to install windows 8. All sorted now. Thanks to all that helped. Andrew

Thanks for that. Not what I wanted hear but hey. :mad: Could it be a bios problem? Thanks Andrew

Hi Thanks for all the replies. I have an update:- I have managed to install windows 8 by doing 1 thing in the bios and I have tried it 4 times now. Secure boot:- enabled. Boot speed:- Fast. UEFI enabled. With this you CAN NOT install windows 8 on this Toshiba laptop. I had to disable internal...

Thanks. Right I have installed ubuntu 12.10 and laptop is running perfect. So that proves the bios is stopping me installing any windows system. I have now setup vmplayer and have setup windows 8 pro on there. Will i be able to get my oem key from bios that way and could i make a recorvery disks...

Thanks. Now I'm confused big time:- Secure boot off speed normal and set to csm. windows 7 disk booted up and says starting windows with flag above and thats how far it goes?? Tanks Andrew

Hi, Thanks for replies. Just a few more things I want to clear. I never get uefi as soon in link http://www.eightforums.com/attachments/f1/f11/11344d1353009078t-downgrade-windows-8-windows-7-windows-8-downgrade-006-sb.png when trying to boot into windows 8 dvd in secure mode on or off speed fast...

Ok so I should to with repair disk from another windows 8 64bit uefi computer first. If that fails I can put ubuntu-12.10 on and when I get toshiba recovery disks I can go back to windows 8 oem? Is it allowed for you or someone else to give me a download link for a windows 8 repair disk which I...

Thanks but why windows 8 32 bit oem? Could I install ubuntu-12.10 and when I get recovery disks I can go back to windows 8 oem. I guess if I install ubuntu-12.10 the windows 8 repair will not work at all. Thanks Andrew

Thanks for that. Could I put a different operating system on my laptop until I get back to the UK and get toshiba recovery disks. Thanks Andrew

Thanks for your trouble. So I can make a windows 8 repair disk fron any computer running windows 8 64 bit Uefi and it should boot up my toshiba laptop with windows 8 64 bit uefi oem that doesn't boot? Thanks Andrew If a friend in the UK has windows 8 64bit uefi and make a disk for me could I...

No I don't know anyone around here as I'm abroard for a further 3 months. Would I be able to download one from somewhere or someone? Also when I make a bootable dvd or usb it doesn't show up in the bios as uefi it just shows make of dvd drive or usb flash. Does the bootable uefi usb flash have...

Thanks for the reply. Problem is whenever I try and boot upto usb or dvd in uefi it stops with the Toshiba logo and a spinning circle below. Have checked hard drive and memory for errors and all clear. I'm lost for ideas now. Can't do opion 1 as can't boot up win 8 and can't do opion 2 as I have...

No it's not it's windows 7 32 bit. Oh well looks like I will have to put laptop away for a while until I can get recovery disks. Thanks for the help anyway. I see people have downloaded iso's and done clean install but I can't get past Toshiba logo and spinning circle. Thanks Andrew

I've tried the 0 repair doesn't work. No I didn't make repair cd or backup disks. :( What I meant was I have access to all the software and recovery partitions if I connect the hard drive via usb to my other laptop. Is there a program that I could use to make a repair cd or backup disks from...

Is there no way that I can make backup disks from the recovery partition? I can see all the partitions and softare etc when I view hard drive with my other laptop via usb? Thanks Andrew