New to Windows need general help.


  1. Shabakthanai
    Posts : 33
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
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    New to Windows need general help.


    Linux Kubuntu OS user for over 20 years. I purchased components for a new build. The Motherboard is an ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 and requires a Windows environment for setup. I purchased Windows 7 service pack 2 and attempted install of Windows 7. I was stopped during the installation, because the Internet did not automatically connect.

    [Device driver] suggested the need for LAN drivers. The drivers are Realteck. I downloaded and attempted to install the Realteck drivers from the ASUS Sabwertooth download site. There are 3 available drivers. I attempted install one at a time and each were rejected. They were the only Realteck drivers available for Windows 7 64bit recommended by the Motherboards driver download site.

    Windows 7 is a very different system from Kubuntu. All drivers are installed automatically when you install a Kubuntu Operating System. The drivers that were rejected were offered by the ASUS Sabertooth motherboard driver support site, so I do not know what to do now. Apparently they are Windows 7 drivers, because the Operating System had to be selected to locate them. I must have Internet connection before I can complete my Windows 7 installation.

    The ASUS and Realteck source did not work leaving Windows 7 which requires compatible drivers.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    System Info:

    Windows 7 service pack 2
    ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Motherboard
    AMD 8350 Black Edition 8 core Processor
    Gskill 1866 16GB ddr3 RAM
    XFX R7850 2GB DDR5 Radeon Graphics Card
    256GB SATA SSD
    128GB SATA SSD
    TB 6GB/s HDD
    TB 3GB/s HDD
    SATA DVDRW
    SATA DVDRW
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  3. pbcopter
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    Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
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    There is no Windows 7 Service pack 2. It is currently at Service Pack 1.
    Where did you get the DVD?

    You should not need an internet connection to install Windows 7.

    I am surprised that the drivers that are part of Windows 7 do not work, though.


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  4. richnrockville
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    Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
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    Agree, I have installed several copies of windows 7 without an internet connection.
    You could have a bogus copy of windows 7 (Sp2????) not out yet..

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  6. Shabakthanai
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    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
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    Sorry just shows what a rookie I am. I have a laptop with Vista and Service Pack 2. By the way, I have solved this problem. Thanks for the input.
    pbcopter said:
    There is no Windows 7 Service pack 2. It is currently at Service Pack 1.
    Where did you get the DVD?

    You should not need an internet connection to install Windows 7.

    I am surprised that the drivers that are part of Windows 7 do not work, though.


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