Reinstalled windows 7 home premium 64 bit missing drivers.  


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    Reinstalled windows 7 home premium 64 bit missing drivers.


    I had a bunch of viruses on my computer and I kept getting more because one of them hijacked mcafee, preventing me from turning it back on. I tried to restore my system to an earlier date but all the restore dates were too recent so I decided to reinstall windows 7. I didnt have the disk any more so I downloaded it to a usb drive. I succesfully installed it, but when I logged in I noticed it looked completely different. The bottom bar was much larger then it was before, The screen looks zoomed in and the shortcuts are all much bigger, and when I go into control panel or computer the windows take up the entire screen and cant be made smaller, only minimized. Could I have downloaded a wrong version of windows 7? I also failed to realize that I would need to install all new drivers and was very confused when I couldn't connect to the internet. I tried to install the drivers by looking them up with the network cards ven id but it says they aren't supported on my device. Any help will be greatly appreciated as I have no clue what I am doing. If it helps I have a dell xps 8300.
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    Hi Welcome to Seven Forums .... Looks like you need to start again and do a Clean Install ...

    Follow the Tutorial below to get the perfect Insulation ..


    It contains every thing you need including the ISO ...


    Once you have done that and can connect to the net .. Run Windows Updates ..



    Any Drivers that are missing after that ... Can be found in the Link below ....





    Product Support | Dell US
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    I managed to download the Ethernet drivers and establish an internet connection. I ran windows update and it seemed to update and fix everything. Should I manually download any drivers or does windows handle it?
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    See what Drivers are missing after you run Windows Updates ..

    If there are any you can get them from the Link i Posted ..

    Also if you need any further assistance ...


    Feel free to ask ....
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