downgraded 8 to 7, can't get wireless to work

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  1. maxie
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    Hi there .. Did you Install the Driver below ..


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  3. HAVOC
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    I installed that driver with no change in device manager.

    Found out it was "Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver" which I also found under drivers for the Inspiron 17R 5737 laptop.

    Now I have no !'s. :)
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  4. maxie
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    That is great news
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  6. HAVOC
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    So after I got Windows 7 running on this laptop I'd thought I'll dual boot with Ubuntu seeing how the install went without a hitch on my Acer netbook. I also like the "Unity" interface.

    No dice. Ubuntu 12.04 wouldn't see my Windows 7 install, so I installed it (erasing Windows 7) and the desktop looks terrible. Found out Ubuntu 13.10 has support for Intel HD4000 video, so I installed 13.10. Same thing, desktop looks terrible. Read up on it and it seems that it's stuck at 96 DPI and you can't change it.

    I'll be reinstalling Windows 7 and seeing if I could dual boot with Windows 8 like I originally planned.
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