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URGENT - Need a basic network driver for Windows 7

Anonymous
2021-11-12T08:21:24+00:00

Just downgraded from Windows 10 to 7 in 2021, YEAH. But don't already start hating me Microsoft, my device is old and is made for Windows 7, but still I have another device that is running Windows 10, and I am about to upgrade to 11. Till now I am not regretting my decision, in fact I am enjoying it because of the huge stability and performance benefits. But now, I want to install drivers, for that, I want to have internet access. But for some reason, the network is not available on Windows 7. I found out what the problem was, and it turns out that no drivers are installed for my network adapter. So I at least need a basic network adapter driver to install proper network drivers and other drivers from the internet. So what is the name of the basic driver that supports almost all devices?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-11-12T10:15:35+00:00

    We don't work for Microsoft; so it is up to you what you install, as long as the basic requirements are fulfilled.

    1, Windows 7 does not come for free; you have to buy it.

    And we can't recommend anywhere safe to buy 7 from.

    1. Your computer manufacturer has to support and supply Windows 7 drivers for your exact model number for 7 to work on it correctly.

    If you fulfill both of those requirements:

    Go to your laptop/computer manufacturer's website and find and reinstall the Windows 7 Drivers for your Laptop/computer Model Number for your operating system.

    Use the computer you are on to get here to download/save the Network Adaptors/Wi-fi Windows 7 Drivers for it first > copy them to flash drive > transfer and install them on the Laptop.

    Then you can use the Laptop/computer to get the rest of the drivers from there.

    Driver Downloads:

    Acer:

    http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers

    Advent:

    http://www.adventcomputers.co.uk/product-downloads

    Alienware:

    http://support.alienware.com/Support_Pages/Restricted_Pages/driver_downloads.aspx

    Asus:

    http://www.asus.com/support

    Dell:

    http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/ProductSelector

    eMachines:

    http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers

    Fujitsu:

    http://www.fujitsu.com/us/support/

    Gateway:

    http://us.gateway.com/gw/en/US/content/drivers-downloads

    HP:

    http://www8.hp.com/us/en/drivers.html

    Lenovo:

    http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/default.page#

    LG:

    http://www.lg.com/us/support/software-manuals

    Samsung:

    http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads

    Sony Vaio:

    http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select-system.pl?DIRECTOR=DRIVER

    Toshiba:

    http://support.toshiba.com/drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-11-12T11:21:10+00:00

    Well how am I supposed to download drivers if I can't even connect to my internet?

    Didn't you read my original reply?

    Use the computer you are on to get here to download/save the Network Adaptors/Wi-fi Windows 7 Drivers for it first > copy them to flash drive > transfer and install them on the Laptop.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-11-12T10:22:56+00:00

    Well how am I supposed to download drivers if I can't even connect to my internet?

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