Old Hippie Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Had this damned computer a few weeks,m had the techs on the phone, 4 fucking times and they are now finally admitting they have no clue what is wrong, the words replacement and return, and exchange etc are starting to come up more and more. Essentially, it shuts off mid operation, takes (at times) 20+ minutes to shut down, and 15+ minutes to start up, other times it runs just fine. Several times, I have been doing photo work, or another program, and a Message pops up "Windows has encountered a problem, an needs to close, then shuts off, losing what I was doing. In short, my new dream machine is seriously pissing me off big time. Many people I tell this to are blaming it on Windows Vista. So, anyone know about this? have any problems, or remedies? I am going to try and return/replace this fucker this week on my day off. I am that pissed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils reject Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 My old Toshiba laptop does the same thing all the time. It crashes for no apparent reason, starting the damn thing up seems to take half a fucking morning. I've always thought that some virus was the reason but maybe I'm wrong. I'm very close to chucking the damned thing in the bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Last computer, it was a software conflict...the ISP software was in conflict with some programs, I ditched Norton AV and Earth link, and all was fine... I got this machine for speed, and reliability, I don't seem to be getting it. As I said, this is a brand new machine, and it occasionally runs as bad as my old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Two words. "Mac!!" Oh and "Mac!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlton68 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Hi, you may check if SP1 is installed. If not, installing it might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 My old Toshiba laptop does the same thing all the time. It crashes for no apparent reason, starting the damn thing up seems to take half a fucking morning. I've always thought that some virus was the reason but maybe I'm wrong. I'm very close to chucking the damned thing in the bin. I had the Toshiba M60 ...was going to cost 600Aud to fix it(shut down ) ...i bought a new HP and no problems anymore ..no way i will buy a Toshiba again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Two words. "Mac!!" Oh and "Mac!!!" Oh, believe me, I want a MAC, I really do...but a comparable MAC was quite expensive...this one was bad enough...but, if I have to return it...I may just go that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe7e Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I've got similar problems myself, ironicaly on my new Toshiba laptop, it would appear Vista has issues with Toshiba computers (I won't be buying another Toshiba) I did find a worthwhile benefit by turning off the semi transparancy graphics option. It has worked better since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchapstick Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 All the PC manufacturers allow for a 30 day (at least) return policy. Time to send that turkey back OH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils reject Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 My old Toshiba laptop does the same thing all the time. It crashes for no apparent reason' date=' starting the damn thing up seems to take half a fucking morning. I've always thought that some virus was the reason but maybe I'm wrong. I'm very close to chucking the damned thing in the bin. [/quote'] I had the Toshiba M60 ...was going to cost 600Aud to fix it(shut down ) ...i bought a new HP and no problems anymore ..no way i will buy a Toshiba again Agreed, Toshiba sucks. Been giving me headaches for the last 18 months. Bought a Compaq 6 months ago and it runs like a dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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