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post #1 of 8
5/30/05 at 7:12am
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Bought a g20 a week ago and since i don't like the media center edition of windows i stuck windows xp on there, didn't like it either. I settled with windows 2000sp4 and debian on there and i have since the switch i've been unable to play any dvds or and video files in general on the windows os.

All codec packs installed - dx9 installed and nvidia drivers from toshibas page are all on there - is this laptop not compatible with win2000? do i have to install a xp variant in order to have some semblance of media functionality?
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post #2 of 8
5/30/05 at 9:29am
Hmm... I have the G20, but curious as to why you would want to go to win 2K, but hey your preference.

From I know of, Toshiba does offer the drivers individually for win 2k.
But I do not believe they have engineered this AVPC for win2k specifically.
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post #3 of 8
5/30/05 at 3:18pm
you need to install the Sonic software that came with it and the InterVideo stuff as well, from the recovery disks. It's a dual layer burner too, so you need the right software/drivers for it.

edit: not sure if it will work on windows 2000 but worth a try
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post #4 of 8
5/30/05 at 5:18pm
yeah i think that this machine was not designed for win 2000, and i would say that you try those things but you may be stuck having to use xp or media center (just xp with add-ons)...i believe it was designed with those in mind.
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post #5 of 8
6/1/05 at 12:54am
Hi, I'm in the market for a G20. Where are they available?
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post #6 of 8
6/1/05 at 1:46am
now in canada and most of the rest of the world.... Mid June for the US
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post #7 of 8
6/1/05 at 10:37am
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Good news, found my own solution. Using vmware workstation i installed a virtual install of xp and media functionality works in it. Click of a button and i can have xp for when i watch tv shows and then shut it down and continue to run win 2000.
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post #8 of 8
6/1/05 at 4:30pm
can someone post some pics of thier g20?
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