Solved HP Pavilion ze5170 notebook with a contrary windows7 operating system

[PNEILL14]

i recently installed a windows 7 home premium on a HP Pavilion ze5170 notebook , the original OS was xp home . something went wrong with the internet connection and i have no drivers . i mainly need the ethernet ,audio wireless and modem
hp doesnt support the change so they cant help much . can someone please steer me in the right direction ?

 

[maxie]

Hi .. Welcome to Seven Forums ... You can try the Solution in the Link below ..

It is very old Hardware though ...



https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/0101ae43-0f6b-428a-83c2-a0e6789c4bc4/winpe-31-and-national-semiconductor-dp83815based-pci-network-adapter?forum=w7itproinstall

 

[PNEILL14]

HP Pavilion ze5170 notebook with a contrary windows 7 operating system

Hi Maxie, Thank you for replying to my post . i have only been able to briefly follow the link , but i didnt have enough time to really focus on the solution ,its just been a kinda hectic today. i saved the link and bookmarked them , but havent had chance to try yet i probably wont be able to check it out til later tonight i will let you know if it led to some success ! Thanks

 

[maxie]

Most welcome ... Yes i would be Interested to know if it solved your issue ...

 

[PNEILL14]

HP Pavilion ze5170 notebook with a contrary windows 7 operating system

hello, i just weanted to say thanks for the help . i followed links and was able to figure out &install ethernet controller and... thank you !

 

[maxie]

That is great news And you are most welcome