Posts by Robin Johnson

Thanks for the tips—I'll give it a shot.

Sean Moore77 said:If you're stuck with Windows 7 Starter, customizing your desktop is basically off the table—at least according to the official Microsoft manual. But hey, there's this one little tool built specifically to bypass that headache. You can grab it over at www.renaudgerson.fr/Starter Background Changer/en/download

I actually have Ultimate Edition, though—you think it’s still worth messing around with?
Thanks a ton for the link!😁

I’m running into a massive headache with Windows 7—I just can't change my desktop wallpaper.
The only thing it lets me pick are solid colors; it won't touch an actual image. I've tried everything—stuff downloaded from the web, files saved on the drive, even my own photos—but nothing sticks. I tried the usual route too, right-clicking the desktop to hit Personalize, then going through the Control Panel to Change Desktop Background, but zilch...
I follow all the steps perfectly, click "Set as desktop background," and... absolutely nothing happens.😢

The PC is pretty much brand new—I never had any issues back when I was using XP—and I've been messing around with desktop customization for a few days now.
Anyone got a clue what's going on?

Is there something else my computer might be missing?

It’s not even confusing.
What I was saying is the computer I’m trying to install this on doesn't have an OS—it's brand new, straight out of the box.
The machine I used to test if the disc actually works (my old desktop) is running Windows XP.

But hey, thanks for the reply.
Now I get that the computer needs an operating system installed just to play a movie.
Clearly, something is wonky with the disc itself.

Quick question if anyone's got the answer.

Shouldn't a computer—even if it doesn't have an OS on it right now—be able to run something like a movie or a CD?
Does that actually depend on having an OS installed? Because every time I try, I just get hit with that "media test failure" error.

It’s possible my install disc isn't bootable, so that's definitely on the table.🤷
But it feels a little weird since everything works perfectly fine on my other PC—it loads up and asks for installation commands without a hitch.
The guy over at the Toshiba Center told me it's because there's already Windows XP installed on this machine.

What do you guys think?

Benjamin King2 said:You should give it a shot—try hitting F2 to get into the BIOS and tweak the boot order there. Also, look for a "network boot" or "boot from LAN" setting and set that to disabled so you can ditch that annoying PXE error.

Tried that, but I don't see a way to disable it—I can only change the order they're listed in.

I called the Toshiba Center today, and they’re claiming the issue is actually with the installation disk.

Anyway, back to the grind—going to keep tinkering and see if I can crack it.
Thanks for the tips!😉

Toshiba Satellite C855-1PP

Thanks—I actually tried putting that one first in the sequence too, but no luck there either.
Honestly, I’m at my wit's end here.🤷

😢
I could really use some help and a little advice here.
I'm trying to get Windows 7 installed on a brand new laptop—it's a Toshiba, 4 GB of RAM, no OS pre-installed—but I'm hitting a total wall.
Right from the jump, I'm getting this error: PXE-MOF: exiting PXE ROM
Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press key.

PXE media test failure, check cable.

I used the F12 key to pull up the boot menu, and it shows me options like LAN, HDD/SSD, ODD, and USB.
The thing that's tripping me up is that there's no specific "CD" or "DVD" option listed. I know I need to set the disc drive as the primary boot device.
I've tried setting all of them to the top of the list (except for USB), but nothing is working...

I'm totally stuck and can't get past this screen.
I did test the installation CD on another computer, and that works just fine—
It actually gives me the option to start the setup.

By the way, I'm using the 32-bit version—could that be part of the problem?

The laptop supports 64-bit too, but I'm currently running with the 32-bit one.

Anyone got any tips or ideas?