HP Pavilion Laptop CLEAN INSTALL driver questions

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  1. gregrocker
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    I answered these questions just above in my last post, where I also gave you a link to steps to get a perfect reinstall based on thousands done here.

    Please read thoroughly the advice given and ask back if you have questions after doing so.
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  3. seavixen32
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    zoomont said:
    Should the SwSetup folder have ALL the drivers I need for the computer itself? If device manager shows Unknown Devices, should I update the drivers by searching in the entire SwSetup folder?

    When installing windows, should I select clean install? What about automatically getting online for windows updates during the installation process? I have heard that I should update windows after the install...

    Thanks!

    Do you read what we post?

    Like greg, I also answered these questions in post 6, but if you're not going to take a blind bit of notice what we tell you, it sort of makes us feel we're wasting our time.
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  4. zoomont
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    windows 7 home premium 64-bit
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       New #13

    sounds good, thanks for the info
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