Im trying to open the boot menu in the toshiba 2140cds but when i see the toshiba icon and press boot menu the computer does nothing:P please help

For some reason it seems that explorer.exe isn't start. I would start by rebooting into safemode. After the bios boot screen, but before the windows loading screen repeatedly press F8 to bring up a menu. Try safe mode with networking first and run an anti-virus scanner. Usually virii and other malware tend to do this.

try pressing the F2 key during the boot process to enter set up (bios)
using the arrow keys navigate to advanced bios features press enter make sure its set to boot from your hard drive
press F10 to save to cmos restart

hope the helps

Try to open windows in safe mode. An easy way to do this is to press the F8 key after you see the Toshiba logo fade and before the Windows logo. After it opens in Safe mode, close Windows and attempt to load it again... this simple trick may solve your problem.

Hussain - Greetings!
Do the following:
1. Turn on computer by holding down power button while pressing the ESC key.
The machine will beep, then display: Check System, then press [F1] key.
2. Release ESC key
3. Press F1 key
You should now have the BIOS screen
Regards, Mikeywaf

UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME = the BIOS tries to load Windows and can't find it. Either the hard disk has died and must be replaced or Windows was completely corrupted by malware. In either case you must do a full reinstall and load a better antivirus,  and if it happens again you will know that the disk is dead, replace it.

Hello Buddy,

If you have not tried going to Safe Mode, try booting the computer in Safe Mode. To get there, you will need to press on the F8 key soon as you press the power button to turn it on. Once you get to the Advance Menu Option, choose Safe Mode. This will boot the computer with the minimal set of drivers running. Highlight Safe Mode and press enter (you can use the up and down arrow key to scroll down and up to choose Safe Mode). Once you press enter you will get to the next screen to choose operating system. There should only be one option. Then you press enter again, will get you bunch of stuffs on the screen comming from the button to top. You will get the log on screen and you will need to choose the Administrator Account. There should appear two user accounts, your account and the Administrator. Log on to the administrator account. Once you have the desktop screen with icons and Start menu, follow these steps:

1. Click on Start menu.
2. Fin the "Run" icon and click on it.
3. On the Open box. type in "control userpasswords2". Then press Ok.
4. You will get a User Account window with a list of users on the computer.
5. Your user account should be on the list. Highlight your account, then press the Reset Password on the lower right hand side of the window.
6. Reset Password dialog box will appear. Then type in your new password. Make sure that you will remember it. ^_^


Hope this one helps

Hi,
Caution: formatting the will lead you to loose all the data on your computer.
To format the drive you need to boot from the cdrom/dvd drive
to boot from the cdrom/dvd drive you will need to chnage the boot sequence you will need to tap the F2 key at the toshiba logo and here you can change the boot sequence or try tapping the F12 key at the toshiba screen to enter one time boot menu here you can select the drive you want to boot from for one time only and to reinstall windows here is one helpfulll ink
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/

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make sure the mouse and keyboard are in right connections...if you look closely youll see icons next to ports.
try without mouse at first start up ,load windows and use key with windows logo on it to access start and scroll to shutdown tab and restart...plug in the mouse before restart.
if logo tab isnt assigned press ctrl + esc to access start menu.

try this >>>
right click anywhere on your desktop, point your mouse to " arrange icons by" and in the box that will appear click "show desktop icons"