I find it important that the first motherboard driver to install is for the chipset and I follow that with the Ethernet/Network Adapter so I can get on the Internet to find and download any other drivers I need if I don't already have them.
Is this a retail copy of Win7? Are you using the key that came with it and is printed on the packaging? Does it say Home Premium on it?
Why is it you cannot follow Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 like a million others have who enjoy a perfect install? The steps for drivers are printed in red so you can't miss them! Do you have any questions on how to perform a step ?
Use only the drivers provided by Windows Update after enabling hardware updating. Can I be any more clear about this?
OK I will follow factory oem win7 also this is a retail copy of win7 I am printing the product key that comes on the card on the inside of the case is this the right one ? I will follow instructions and come back if I have anymore problems thanks for the help and your time gregrocker much appreciated just hope I dont have to come back to piss people of again haha
No worries. The key on card will always work on same version if Inputted correctly.
Steps are same for retail.
Let us know how it goes. Once all Updates are done we can help find any drivers still missing in Device Manager if you have probs.
OK guys I have run into a problem when downloading WUD I am on 32bit but there is no option
what do I do here
You can try using Snappy Driver Installer. Download all needed driverpacks beforehand(up to 7 GB) so that it will be able to find and install the correct driver without Internet connection.
If for some reason it doesn't help, you can post its logs so that I could assist you further.
Why would you do that with a driver-complete OS? This is not XP. Windows provides almost all drivers via installer and Updates. The others are easy to find or just ask back here.
I can't believe we are still discussing this 5 years later and a year after Windows 8 which has no user participation with driver install - using advancements developed in Win7.
Because Windows 7/8 is still not driver complete and it relies on Internet connection which may be unavailable, down, slow, have traffic limits, forbidden due to security considerations on restricted areas and etc. Some drivers aren't available via Windows updates anyway and the ones which are available are often out of date. It's true that you don't have to have latest drivers but it's nice to have the option.
When Windows fails to find the compatible drivers, you're forced to go to the manufacturer website. If the motherboard is quite old, the manufacturer might have long abandoned it and stopped updating the download section forcing you to go hunt down a compatible driver from newer models of the same maker or go looking for the driver on chipset manufacturers(Realtek, Atheros, etc) websites.
While Windows 7 does have fewer problems with drivers than XP, they do happen like in this case and I suggested the tool which can deal with it.
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