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    Service station stops working

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by jimbir, Jun 20, 2011.

  1. jimbir

    jimbir Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a Toshiba Satellite L645D. When I boot it up, a dialog box appears telling me "The Toshiba Service station has stopped working" with two choices: look on line for a fix. Which does nothing and end the program which I select. The dialog box disappears and the machine runs fine. What is this supposed to do? Is it very important? How do I prevent it form tying to start?

    Thanks, Jim B
     
    jimbir, Jun 20, 2011
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    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    There was a recent software update to the "Toshiba Service Station" [I believe it came out 6/15/11]. That might fix the problem.

    In the following link, click on the "Product Support" link on the upper left area of the page. Follow the drop downs and it should link you your Exact product support page [I recommend bookmarking the page for future reference]. Once there, click on the "Downloads" tab and you should be able to find it..
    Toshiba Support - Homepage

    Good luck and let us know how it goes.
     
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  3. jimbir

    jimbir Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is the service station necessary or important?

    Thanks
     
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    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    I find it helpful. It runs in the back ground and automatically notifies you of any Toshiba updates for your specific laptop model and make [these are BOTH software and hardware updates; hardware as in BIOS and firmwire].


    You can try this link, as I'm sure the "Service Station" is the same program for all Toshiba laptops.
    Model Content Page


    Good luck
     
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  5. 1994F7PT

    1994F7PT Notebook Evangelist

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    bloatware, i binned it off ;-)
     
    1994F7PT, Jun 21, 2011
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    jimbir Notebook Enthusiast

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    Help me here, What do you mean by binned?
     
    jimbir, Jun 21, 2011
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    jimbir Notebook Enthusiast

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    I downloaded the update and read what it does and decided it was bloatware as 1994F7PT says. So when it asked me if I agreed to have it run on my computer, I declined. Thanks, anyway, for the reply.

    Jim
     
    jimbir, Jun 21, 2011
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    alxlbf2 Notebook Consultant

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    I do not use it. Its just whasting CPU power and HDD space. In my opinion its senceless. If my notebook has to be repaired i give it to my shop and take out my HDD.
     
    alxlbf2, Jun 21, 2011
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