So there are a few Microsoft fixit options that ol'gates has put out there, wich in some instances has worked. But I was recently dealing with the far often to common "8024402f" that cannot be resolved by anything other than a system restore. many people have reported this but no one fix exists. Well here to add to the list of solutions is this.
From the machine that cannot update, Go to your network connections, Right click whichever connection you are using, go to properties, select "tcp/ip ipv4" right click and properties again. In this window that appears you have the option to manually set your ip and subnet mask, or also manually set your DNS. For those of you wondering, DNS stands for " domain naming service" It associates the name of a website to a unique IP address. This allows all user around the world to locate the named server solely by the URL and not by the 4 octet binary based address. Back to the solution at hand...
So now that we are on the screen to change the DNS, you will want to check this box to set manually, then enter in the first box for the primary " 8.8.8.8" and in the secondary DNS box type " 8.8.4.4" these are googles DNS server, and should allow you to update windows now. Go to properties of my computer, then on the left hand pane near the bottom, select windows updates. Click check now.
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Monday, September 9, 2013
Getting into the bios on a Toshiba Satelite P845-S4200
Now maybe this isn't an issue for those of you who still have windows 7. Well after the windows 8 install, suddenly the machine boots up so fast, you can see the startup options.
The solution is here. Hold down the Fn+f2, the hit the power. This will bring you back to the toshiba splash screen again, and also into the bios. Locate the "advanced" tab, and the first option should read "boot speed". Set this to normal, then save changes and exit. Your toshiba will now boot normally with the splash screen, giving you the option to go back into the bios, or temporary boot menu.
1318 Polk St
(between Austin St & Bush St)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Neighborhood: Nob Hill (415) 673-1776
The solution is here. Hold down the Fn+f2, the hit the power. This will bring you back to the toshiba splash screen again, and also into the bios. Locate the "advanced" tab, and the first option should read "boot speed". Set this to normal, then save changes and exit. Your toshiba will now boot normally with the splash screen, giving you the option to go back into the bios, or temporary boot menu.
1318 Polk St
(between Austin St & Bush St)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Neighborhood: Nob Hill (415) 673-1776
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