Old Laptop (Toshiba Satellite Pro) I crashed by deleting system files HOW DO I GET IT TO WORK AGAIN?

Question

I have an old Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDT labtop that i crashed by deleting system files (i think). When I reboot the computer all it says is "INVALID SYSTEM DISK Replace the disk, and then press any key", press all the keys you want it keeps saying the same thing. I would like to give it to my friends little son to play/learn with. How do i reboot the computer or reinstall the entire system or are there any sites i can go to in order to get the proper software to download that will fix this problem?

Answer 1

Reinstall Windows, it sounds like it's all you can do in this particular situation. Find the Windows disk and use it.

Answer 2

Basicly reformat and reinstall. If you don't have the correct software then you will have to find it. With something like this you may be able too-since you still have internet access- locate and be able to create one if you find the right sites...



P.S. you'll need a blank floppy.

Answer 3

I don't recommend DBAN or any wiping utility for today's installations due to the fact that there may be an EISA config partition and a system restore partition. find the function key for doing system restore (during boot).

Answer 4

Get an operating system disk/cd and reinstall it.

Answer 5

Do a "repair" with the system disks.

Answer 6

i send it in to a repair shop and have them redo it. send it to the manafature and they can fix it for u.

Answer 7

go to a cp store and see if they can fix it