Comments on: I have Windows 7 (full) if I do a clean install on my laptop my drivers will disappear right? http://fixalaptop.com/2010/06/26/i-have-windows-7-full-if-i-do-a-clean-install-on-my-laptop-my-drivers-will-disappear-right/ Tutorials & Guides on how to fix your laptop problems Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:44:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brian F http://fixalaptop.com/2010/06/26/i-have-windows-7-full-if-i-do-a-clean-install-on-my-laptop-my-drivers-will-disappear-right/comment-page-1/#comment-44687 Brian F Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:30:38 +0000 http://fixalaptop.com/2010/06/26/i-have-windows-7-full-if-i-do-a-clean-install-on-my-laptop-my-drivers-will-disappear-right/#comment-44687 Windows 7 *may* recognize all or at least part of your hardware. The most important one is goig to be your network card, obviously, so that you can easily get to the net to get the other drivers. If all else fails you can go to the manufacturer's web site for each component (often Intel on many laptops) and download the drivers right there. Before you format and install, go into your device manager and see what brand and model the network card is, go to the website for the manufacturer and download the necessary W7 drivers from them, and put them on a flash drive. That way, if W7 does NOT recognize the network card drivers "out of the box" then you can at least get those drivers installed easily. You can get your drivers from the Support section of the company who produced your laptop. I would recommend checking there first to see if they have even produced Win7 drivers. In some instances Vista drivers will work for W7, in other cases they will not. Windows 7 *may* recognize all or at least part of your hardware. The most important one is goig to be your network card, obviously, so that you can easily get to the net to get the other drivers.

If all else fails you can go to the manufacturer’s web site for each component (often Intel on many laptops) and download the drivers right there.

Before you format and install, go into your device manager and see what brand and model the network card is, go to the website for the manufacturer and download the necessary W7 drivers from them, and put them on a flash drive. That way, if W7 does NOT recognize the network card drivers “out of the box” then you can at least get those drivers installed easily.

You can get your drivers from the Support section of the company who produced your laptop.

I would recommend checking there first to see if they have even produced Win7 drivers.

In some instances Vista drivers will work for W7, in other cases they will not.

]]> By: kevin ? gent http://fixalaptop.com/2010/06/26/i-have-windows-7-full-if-i-do-a-clean-install-on-my-laptop-my-drivers-will-disappear-right/comment-page-1/#comment-44686 kevin ? gent Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:59:55 +0000 http://fixalaptop.com/2010/06/26/i-have-windows-7-full-if-i-do-a-clean-install-on-my-laptop-my-drivers-will-disappear-right/#comment-44686 i did a fresh install and windows 7 installed 98% of the drivers which allowed me to update after install if you want collect info from your system and search for drivers to your system like nvidia .com for graphics (if this is yours ) realtek if that is your sound the windows disc carries a large quantity of drivers i did a fresh install and windows 7 installed 98% of the drivers
which allowed me to update after install
if you want collect info from your system and search for drivers to your system
like nvidia .com for graphics (if this is yours )
realtek if that is your sound

the windows disc carries a large quantity of drivers

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