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    Help...my Toshiba Satellite has not updated for months

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Orlando Guy, Nov 26, 2010.

  1. Orlando Guy

    Orlando Guy Notebook Consultant

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    I have had serious problems with my Satellite. The first is the internet. It struggles with maintaining speeds. If I am uploading or downloading, many times it kicks my router offline or shuts down the net entirely. I know it is my laptop because I try the same tasks on my desktop and they work fine. I am wondering if it is my wireless client because I have not been able to update it.

    Basically, I have no real way to update this laptop because the windows updates do not work. I am running Vista Home Premium.

    svchost also seems to crash a fair amount for me.
     
    Orlando Guy, Nov 26, 2010
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  2. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    Maybe try plugging it in via Ethernet. If that's possible. Also run some virus and malware scanners. Worst comes to worst, backup your data and do a clean install.
     
    Joel, Nov 26, 2010
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