Toshiba PSAY3 Recommended components to install after performing a Windows 8 upgrade

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 DuringtheWindows8Upgrade,whenpromptedwhattokeepselect“nothing”or“Keep
personalfilesonly”.
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NOTE:AftertheWindows8upgrade,separateplaybacksoftwareisrequiredtoplaybackDVD’s.TOSHIBA
offersDVDplaybacksoftwareinstallationthroughtheTOSHIBAUpgradeAssistantonly.Refertothe
instructionsbelowtodownloadtheUpgradeAssistant.
POST‐WINDOWS 8 UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANTNOTICE:TheTOSHIBAUpgradeAssistantisavailableforyourlaptopto
simplifytheprocessofinstallingspecificTOSHIBAApplicationsandDrivers.Simply
downloadtheUpgradeAssistantandfollowtheinstructionsprovidedwiththe
download.Youwillnotneedtoperformthemanualprocessoutlinedinthisdocumentif
youchoosetousetheUpgradeAssistant
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DownloadtheTOSHIBAUpgradeAssistantat:http://kb.toshiba.com/98083979
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TOSHIBArecommendsinstallationofthefollowingcomponentsaftertheWindows8upgradehas
completedsuccessfully.Mostofthecomponentreinstallationinstructionsbelowreferencethe
componenthavingbeendownloadedfromtheTOSHIBASupportwebsite.Todownloadthese
components,gotohttp://support.toshiba.com/,locateyourmodelinthe“Product Support”tabthen
selectthe“Downloads”tabtobrowsethelistforneededcomponents.Youcanshortenthelistby
selectingthe“RefineSearchby”settingof“AllOperatingSystems”andchangingitto“Windows8(32‐
bit)”or“Windows8(64‐bit)”.Ifyouneedhelpwiththatprocess,seetheTOSHIBASupportBulletinat
http://kb.TOSHIBA.com/98081213.
Recommended components to install after performing a Windows 8 upgrade
PriortoinstallingthebelowcomponentsgototheWindows8updatesitetocheckforanylatest
updatesfromMicrosoftathttp://www.update.microsoft.com.
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AfterinstallingWindows8youmustinstallMicrosoft.NETFramework3.5inorderformany
Toshibacomponentstowork.TheToshibaUpgradeAssistantwillaidyouintheprocessof
installing.NETFramework3.5.IfyoudonotusetheToshibaUpgradeAssistantyoumustgoto
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21andinstall.NETFramework3.5.
AfterinstallingMicrosoft.NET3.5,ifyouareprompttorestartthemachine,enter“Y”torestart
themachine.
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Thisisacompletelistofcomponentsthatmayormaynotapplytoyourspecificcomputer
configuration.ThelistisintheorderthatTOSHIBArecommendstheybeinstalled.Anyspecial
installationinstructionsarelistedwiththedownloadcomponent.
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* NOTE:Anyinstallcomponentwitha*afterthenameofthecomponentrequiresa
rebootofyourcomputeraftertheupdateandpriortocontinuingyourinstallof
additionalcomponents.
** NOTE:TOSHIBAVideoPlayerand(TOSHIBABlu‐Rayplayerifapplicable)areonly
availableforinstallationusingtheTOSHIBAUpgradeAssistant.Thesedownloadsarenot
availablefromtheTOSHIBASupportWEBSiteindividually.