I do not know how to use my product recovery disk on my toshiba satellite

You need the recovery disks one for Windows and one for the device drivers.
This WEB site can provide the recovery disks.
http://recovery-disks.com/toshiba/toshiba-satellite-m55-s1001.html

You can contact Toshiba to buy the recovery disk to put it back to factory setup or
You can download the user maunl here to show you how to create the recovery disk.
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/modelContent.jsp?ct=DL&os=&category=&moid=1909322&rpn=PSMC3U&modelFilter=M205-S4806&selCategory=3&selFamily=1073768663.

I have got the recovery disk that I could burn for you

The drivers are here ,choose the operating system.
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/modelContent.jsp?ct=DL&os=&category=&moid=1792800&rpn=PSMC0U&modelFilter=M200-ST2001&selCategory=3&selFamily=1073768663

You can call (800) 457-7777 and get a new set. I see Toshiba has bumped the shipping and handling to $24.95 standard, $29.95 next day. Have your serial number and a credit card handy.

Did you know you only get ONE shot at creating a recovery disc? And most of the time it is garbage, just like Vista.

He tried to put XP on it and failed? weird.

A couple things you can do...

1. Get your hands on a Vista disk. If you know anyone that works in IT, you can borrow a Vista disk. Do a complete fresh install. Use your "Product Key" and you will have your own Licensed, perfectly legal version of Vista.

2. Get yourself a copy of XP. Delete all partitions, then create a new one. Don't try to save that Vista recovery partition...it's toast. I recommend XP, but I'm a dinosaur.

If you know anyone that works in IT, you can borrow

Hey,

you can use the windows installation disc or get recovery disks from toshiba, or buy online.

you can try a site like this
http://www.gennersales.co.uk/recovery/toshiba.htm

look around ebay
http://www.ebay.com/

or contact toshiba directly for the cd/dvd
http://www.toshiba.com/
Let me know if you need anything else.
Thanks,
Ekse

That model Toshiba does not come with a recovery CD, does not have a restore partition, and does not allow you to creat a recovery disc when working normally, so unfortunatly you have 2 choices.

1. Call Toshiba and try to get them to mail you a recovery disk, if they have any they will likely charge you for the disk + shipping.

2. Reinstall windows manually using a clean install, you can use any OEM windows disk as long as it is the same version as your windows product key on the bottom of the laptop (i.e XP Home/XP PRO/ XP MCE/ or VISTA - all vista disks are basically the same and have all 3 versions on them)

Make sure you have backups of the drivers for your network adapter and other hardware before doing a clean install.

You can call Toshiba service center and purchase the recovery software if you know your model number. I did this with an A45 -popped the recovery disk in, started the computer and the computer immediately reads the recovery disk and walks you through the process.

Is it just the recovery disc, or is it all discs?