Toshiba 593500-A ok on windows 7 but not recognized by windows XP

OP the last man on earth running the VIRUS magnet XP
wow.
http://www.pcdied.com/XP-sux-sg.html
failure 2 is owning super dog Toshiba (wiki the horror of them)
and you come here because Toshiba has no forum,sure. zero.
but does have drivers, if you looked, and didnt.
what is that thing, i look at the sevice book OMG first google hit
2011 made.
it is called a MULTIFUNCTIONAL DIGITAL SYSTEMS
huh?
we are USA forum are you in uSA did this beast come from USA new, I think not.
i guess the install disks with this THING are lost?
no drivers USA
so call you toshiba , in YOUR country not ours.oK.
we dont have this beast

These people are having the opposite problem where it works on XP but not on win7... it might give you some ideas.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/1tb-external-hard-drive-works-on-xp-but-not/3f04c33a-1eb2-49d6-9cbe-8384962ff52d

Check the drivers Comes with your External DVD

1. download the audio driver from the toshiba's website with windows XP as operating system
2. go to downloaded audio driver folder
3. right click on the audio driver file
4. click properties, click compatiblity
5. tick the windows xp sp3 box
6. click apply and click ok
7. run the driver

you need to download different drivers for windows 7. xp drivers will not work.

> I am not comfortable on Windows 7

Toshiba designed the computer to work with Windows 7,
i.e., they wrote Windows 7 device-drivers for the Toshiba-specific hardware (video/audio/network). So, if such device-drivers exist for Windows XP, then only Toshiba's web-site will have them.

Also, note that Microsoft's "Product Lifecycle Policy" ended mainstream support for Windows XP on 14/04/2009, but "extended" support still is available, i.e., XP is swiftly heading to its "sunset".

Similarly, "extended" support for Microsoft Office XP will end on 12/07/2011, i.e., less than one year from now, and "extended" support for Microsoft Office 2003 will end on 08/04/2014.

In fact, after October 22, 2010, retail stores will not be allowed to sell Windows Vista.

So, if you want a supported operating system until 13/01/2015, then it's time to upgrade from 2001's "new" operating system to Windows 7.

Bite the bullet, and re-install Windows 7; you will soon be finding that any "new" software being announced will _NOT_ be supported under Windows XP.

I am not sure of the chipset of your wireless card as it differ from country to country. So I am giving you the link for all the three chipsets according to Operating system for your Notebook.

Intel Chipset : 

Windows XP : http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/intel-wlan/wlan-intel-XP-32-13001071.zip

Windows Vista : http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/intel-wlan/proset-intel-v124300-vista32.zip

Windows 7 : http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/intel-wlan/wlan-intel-win7-32-13001071.zip


Atheros chipset : 

Windows XP : http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/atheros-wlan/atheros-cutil-xp-800720.zip

Windows vista : http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/atheros-wlan/atheros-wlan-vista-7702880.zip

Windows 7 : http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/atheros-wlan/atheros-wlan-win7-8002250.zip

Realtek chipset : 

Windows 2000/Xp/Vista : http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/realtek-wlan/realtek_wlan_20091005.zip

Windows 7 : http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/realtek-wlan/realtek_wlan_win7_20100104.zip

Check out which chipset works out for you.

Ok try formatting the usb drive under XP, put a small file on it, say a pic or something, then take it to win 7 & see if win 7 is OK with it, if OK, well then copy files and take back to XP.. ya should be able to "see" ya files now.

You can download any/all the Windows XP device drivers for your model laptop from the Toshiba WEB site from their download page. Make sure you enter the model of your laptop so you can get the correct drivers. Use this link :-. http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/home.jsp#

Well... this is common on newer laptops. It is due to the fact your HDD is SATA (Serial ATA) and Windows XP CD does not have the drivers needed to recognize it. The solution I use is a bit High Tech: to remaster your Windows XP CD including the drivers needed. Or, just settle to live with Vista until January, when Windows 7 will be available to the public. If you are not faint of heart, google this: nLite; with this program you can remaster your XP CD. (You need a working PC with CD-RW to actually do the job).