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Purchased old PC with win7 and wifi stopped working after auto updates
Am on a serious budget an bought a second hand PC. It was working on display. Has Win7 Ultimate, no Service Packs. Browser ie8. At home I put my Edimax radio into a USB port and was on the internet with my landlords xfinity wifi. Then it appears that after Windows began to auto update, the connection became slower and now will wink on for a few seconds and then gone. Using my mobile phone as a hotspot the connection is strong and stable. But very slow. For example I thought of trying Firefox browser but gave up on the download after only about a sixth was shown on the progress bar in 30 min. The computer is showing occasional messages to install SP 1. I am going to try downloading it on another computer and transferring the installation package via USB stick. However if the computer needs to be online this will be useless.
The hardware is in excellent condition and I think all that is needed is correct software and drivers. Any suggestions on how to get things up and running properly will be appreciated. Thank you.