UPgrade from windows 7 32bit to windows 7 64 bit lost network driver  


  1. Posts : 5
    windows 7 32
       #1

    UPgrade from windows 7 32bit to windows 7 64 bit lost network driver


    hi
    can anyone help. I had windows 7 32bit installed on PC have upgraded to windows 7 64bit but seem to have lost network adapter driver. Any advice would be apprecited, I have no network or internet access.
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  2. Posts : 120
    Win 7
       #2

    I had a similar problem when loading XP onto a laptop that had been running Vista. I didn't have the wireless network driver for it. So ...

    • Open System Properties.
    • Click on Device Manager
    • Scroll down to the Network Adapters section
    • Find the wireless card item
    • Double-click it
    • Select the Details tab

    In XP, it showed a text like this. It's the unique ID for the network card.
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4229&SUBSYS_11208086&REV_61\4&6C79FC5&0&00E0
    On my Win 7 box, I don't get a tangled description like that. Instead, I get plain, readable text:
    Intel(R) 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection
    Either way ... google-search for that text. In my case, I found a web page at Cnet with all the necessary drivers. They had XP 32-bit, XP 64-bit, Vista 32-bit, Vista 64-bit, Win 7 32-bit, and Win 7 64-bit. They had it all. Easy.
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  3. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #3

    If you have access to another computer you can download 64-bit network drivers from Dell Support.

    Dell Drivers and Downloads

    Depending where you live, you may need to change the region.

    Just save the drivers to a USB stick and use that to install them on your computer.
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  4. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #4

    For future reference, you always want to have the drivers handy on an external drive or a flash drive before installing a new OS.
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  5. Posts : 5
    windows 7 32
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thank you all for your help
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  6. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #6

    You're very welcome. Did you manage to get the drivers you needed?
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