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    Need some help Dell XPS M170 network driver for win 7

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by aleicgrant, Nov 29, 2009.

  1. aleicgrant

    aleicgrant Notebook Evangelist

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    decided to update my moms XPS 170M (yes its my old laptop)

    anyways, much to my surprise, I cannot find a reliable nic driver for win 7.

    all of those I have found, non seem to work which leads me to believe I have the wrong ones.


    Can anyone point me in the right direction.

    thanks
     
    aleicgrant, Nov 29, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    What have you tried using so far? Have you tried just using the Dell XP drivers (or Vista drivers, but I doubt they have those). I've had XP drivers work in 7 quite a few times for older machines.
     
    Commander Wolf, Nov 30, 2009
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    aleicgrant Notebook Evangelist

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    thanks for the reply

    ok I went back and DL the xp drivers and ran in compatibility mode.

    However, when trying to connect to the internet, I get this error: local area network doesn't have a valid ip configuration

    oddly, when I click on network, I can see my directv networked receivers are sharing is turned on. So why in the bloody blue blazes cant I connect to the internet !!!!
     
    aleicgrant, Nov 30, 2009
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