Boot Disk for Toshiba Notebook?

Hey guys--first post here, but I've always been around for a couple of years now...vast improvements along the way! Anyway, quick question here; as I'm sure similiar ones were asked before...but I'm having trouble nipping this one.

I have a Toshiba Laptop (2675dvd...yes...an older model), and it works great etc....until now. I decided to restore, as I haven't done so for quite some time....but (as I suspected from the scratches all over the cd) my configuration/restore disk was corrupted. As a result 'something' didn't re-install correctly, which created two problems.

1) My CD/DVD drive cannot be read. (specifically, it's the Toscdrom.sys file that's missing/won't work) The computer promped something along the lines of 'CD001', or something along those lines, missing.

I thought that was my only problem,

2) But after the brief prompts of startup (Windows screen,Loading Norton, 1998 Toshiba etc.), the screen turns white...and thats it (The next screen SHOULD be the part where I enter in the registration # of my computer, etc.)

I've only been able to start the computer in safe mode. Without half of the default programs installed. (No MYie, Norton, etc.)

What should I do? Should I toss the computer, and just get a new one...or is there somewhere I can find a boot disk of some sort...to at least get the damn thing running, again.

 

Do you have any windows disk BESIDES the restore disks that came with the notebook?

If you do, Ideally Windows 2000 or XP, try just using that to reformat the hard drive. All of your devices should easily be recognized as you said you have an older model notebook. Not only should it work just fine, you will avpid having any junk be installed that toshiba put on the recovery disks