System recovery cds

To start the system recovery:

1. Restart the netbook.
2. When the Acer logo appears on the screen, press the Alt and F10 keys repeatedly.
3. If you are prompted with a Microsoft Windows boot screen, press the Enter key.
4. After the system recovery program has loaded, follow the prompts to reinstall the Operating System.

If the ability to reinstall from the previous method is not available or fails, recovery of the Operating System will need to be from Recovery Media. In order to recover the system using Acer Recovery Media, an external optical disc drive is required.

1. Restart the netbook.
2. When the Acer logo appears on the screen, press the F2 key repeatedly.
3. Press the Left Arrow key until you've selected Boot.
4. Ensure that the external optical drive is plugged into a USB port.
5. Refer to on screen instructions to set the first device to USB CDROM.
6. Press the CD-ROM drive eject button and insert the disc labeled System CD.
7. Close the CD-ROM tray.
8. Press the F10 key and then the Enter key to save the changes and restart the netbook.
9. The computer will boot from the Acer Recovery Media
10. When prompted for the Recovery CD, remove the System CD and insert the Recovery CD. Note: If there are multiple Recovery CDs, please insert the first Recovery CD.
    
11. After the system recovery program has loaded, follow the prompts to reinstall the Operating System.

Note: If you do not have a set of Acer Recovery Media you may purchase recovery media online. If your computer is unable to run the Acer Recovery process, or errors occur during recovery please contact Acer Support.

Download it for free here. Just click on the download the manual tab.

http://www.retrevo.com/support/Toshiba-2415-S205-Laptops-manual/id/614bh142/t/2/

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=toshiba+2415-s205+keyboard&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Yes, you can actually go to radio shack, best buy or another computer store and buy a USB card that will allow you to connect to the internet wireless

Specifications of TOSHIBA Satellite? 2415 Series
P4 2000MHz/15.0”XGA/256MB/40GB/DVD-CDRW/Mdm/LAN/WinXP Home
Satellite 2415-S206
P4 2000MHz/15.0”XGA/256MB/40GB/DVD-CDRW/Mdm/LAN/WinXP Pro

Performance

Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 processor-M at 2.00GHz

Memmory 256MB expandable to 1024MB
All-in-one design
40GB* hard disk drive

DVD-ROM/CDRW multi-function drive

Hi!

Please see this link to download the recovery cd for Satellite 2415-S205---

Satellite 2415-S205 Recovery CD

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Thanks

Rylee

1. Insert the installation disc.
2. Restart your computer.
Click the Start button , and click Restart.
3. If prompted, press any key to start Windows from the installation disc.

Note:If your computer is not configured to start from a CD or DVD, check the information that came with your computer. Just tap F12 while booting to force boot from cd or You may need to change your computer's BIOS settings to boot from cd. 4. Choose your language settings, and then click Next.
5. Click Repair your computer.
6. Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.
7.
On the System Recovery Options menu, click a tool to open it.

If your computer has preinstalled recovery options:
1. Remove all floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs from your computer, and then restart your computer.
Click the Start button , and click Restart.
2. Do one of the following:
• If your computer has a single operating system installed, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you will need to try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then shutting down and restarting your computer.
• If your computer has more than one operating system, use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system you want to repair, and then press and hold F8.
3. On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Repair your computer, and then press ENTER. (If Repair your computer is not listed as an option, then your computer does not include the System Recovery Options menu as a preinstalled recovery option.)
4. Select a keyboard layout, and then click Next.
5. Select a user name and enter the password, and then click OK.
6. On the System Recovery Options menu, click a tool to open it.
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Toshiba Support link for your model:



http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/modelContent.jsp?ct=DL&os=&category=&moid=321479&rpn=PS241U&modelFilter=2415-S205&selCategory=3&selFamily=1073768663&selModel=321479|PS241U

I have had this happen to me too, and found no other way to resolve this other than just reformat the hdd and reinstall the OS. If you search further, you might be able to find a simpler fix; but if not, reinstalling your Operating System will definitely fix your issue.

More details would help. Assuming that no wireless card is detected then is it turned on by a switch or a keystroke combination (eg <Fn>+<F2>?