Trying to factory restore my toshiba satellite with no luck, i have tried everything that i have read. while pressing F8 there is no option for factory restore. every option on my screen i selected with no luck( safe mode, safe mode with networking, enable vga mode, reboot ect.) not sure what else i can do. blue screen appears and disappears to quickly to read

the f8 function is only to try and remedy boot problems. the recovery option you're getting is to restore if you have already made recovery discs.
if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive you should be able to access it when you boot up. before starting your laptop press and hold 0(zero) key and power on the laptop. once it starts you should get a screen with 3 options then choose option 1 to get back to factory restore.

When your Toshiba Satellite laptop goes on the fritz, there are several instances where the best solution is to delete everything and start over. If your system frequently crashes or you can't remove a specific virus, you may want to restore the laptop back to original factory settings. While the easiest way to restore the system is to use the operating system restore disc, it is possible to restore the system without it. Each Satellite laptop also includes a hard drive recovery utility that lets you restore the operating system without the restore disc.

1. Take account of any files or programs you still want to use after the Toshiba laptop is restored back to its factory settings. Transfer the files to a backup location, such as a USB flash drive or external hard drive.

2. Restart the Toshiba Satellite laptop's operating system. Wait for the Toshiba logo to appear on the screen.

3. Press the key that brings up the hard drive disk utility menu. Depending on the specific model of your Toshiba Satellite laptop, the key will either be "0," "F1," or "F8."

4. Press "1" or click "Restore Original Factory Image." Click "Yes." Select "Next" to begin the restoration process.

5. Restart the Toshiba laptop computer when the restoration process finishes running. Follow the prompts that appear on the screen to set up the laptop's date, time and language settings.

6. Transfer the backup copies of the data you saved earlier back to the Toshiba's hard drive. Re-install any programs you need, such as your software firewall or anti-virus tool.

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Hi

try this it may help

when pressing the power on key also press the F8 key a couple of times
some laptops are F10 some are F12 some are zero Keep trying the top row of keys
some laptops even require you to press Alt plus the F8/F10/F12/zero key

hopefully if it works it should take you into the factory restore option
then follow the onscreen instructions

good luck

Hi

Press Alt key and F10 key continuesly as it boots up.
If not, then you need run your computer in Safe -mode set up by pressing F8 key (ADVANCE BOOTING OPTIONS). In the advanced options, under system restore there should be the option to restore the factory default installation. Back up your files as i will delete everything. Please rate and make a comment if you find this solution very helpful and might help others as well. Post more comments if you need more help. Regards and thank you for using Fixya !

If you press F8 just before it boots and you get the restore menu, you are in luck. The partition is still intact.
Follow the on screen prompts to restore the system to "Factory Settings".
Hope that helps.

try this link, at appears as if u can download the disks here

http://www.user-guides.co.uk/toshiba/toshibarecovery/toshiba.asp?keywords=toshiba+satellite+a100+ta2+recovery+discs+downloads&recor=121

Hi,
You will need the restore cds that came with your laptop. Insert the restore cd in your dvd drive and restart your computer. When the message "Press any key to boot from cd" press enter.
Then follow the on screen instructions to restore your computer.

Regards,
nicolasiac

Hello.

Saw that you posted again ...

Since you can't access F8, the only options are Repair, Factory Restore and reinstall.

Change your options (usually F1 or F2) to boot from your Windows CD. Run the Repair option.

Accessing Factory Restore (restores to the factory settings and will wipe out anything that you have installed or saved on your PC), is dependent on your hardware manufacturer. Give this a try:

http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/pma500208010_web.pdf

The last option is a complete install.

Hope this helps.

to restore the factory setting you must boot the laptop off of the restore CD it will wipe the drive and reinstall the factory software and drivers just walk through the prompts. holding the f8 key will not restore the laptop to factory settings it just allows for options during windows startup

No, the F8 button only gives you boot options. Do you have the system recovery disks that came with the laptop?