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    Full install of W7-What do you do with drivers??

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Bobby64, Nov 5, 2009.

  1. Bobby64

    Bobby64 Notebook Guru

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    Hi Guys,

    Quick question, when you get your free W7 upgrade disk and you choose to do a full install (not update) does it install your drivers (graphics, sound etc) or do you then need to track these down on the internet?

    Thanks

    Bob
     
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  2. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Thats what I am doing right now.

    It will probably have most of your drivers but I always would go get the more important stuff manually after the fact just to make sure its there and up to date.

    Motherboard drivers, Dedicated GPU drivers, stuff like that.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Nov 5, 2009
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  3. mtarm1

    mtarm1 Notebook Evangelist

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    windows 7 will install as many possible drivers that windows has (some could be missing and they will be generic MS ones) they work but might not be as good as the proper ones.

    most can be tracked down on you OEM's site... what brand is your notebook?
     
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  4. Bobby64

    Bobby64 Notebook Guru

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    It will be an MSI.

    I'm just concerned about missing some drivers and lowering performance. Didn't even know you could update your motherboard driver.

    Is there any software that will do it for you?
     
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  5. jxtx

    jxtx Notebook Consultant

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    You will probably find that Windows will boot and run just fine without you having to track down drivers from the manufacturer's website. However, I think it is important to get maximum performance and functionality out of my notebook. So I went to various ASUS websites, Intel, and others to get the best driver. So now my Windows 7 Home Premium (x64) notebook has all the performance and functionality it had out of the box running Windows Vista Home Premium (x86).

    Jeremy
     
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  6. JCMS

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    A friend on mine just clean install it on a Toshiba Tecra S10. There were no drivers. Upon looking at Toshiba's website, we discovered that Toshiba still hasn't made any 64bits drivers. (There are 32bits Vista drivers, but no 64). So I'd suggest taking a look at that before installing, especially if it's the 64bits one.
     
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    You may want to download a few of the 32-bit driver packages and look through them to see if they contain a 64-bit driver. ASUS packages a 64-bit driver inside many of the downloads they list for 32-bit drivers.

    Jeremy
     
    jxtx, Nov 6, 2009
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    I had to download several drivers when I upgraded to Win7. Graphics card and fingerprint reader being the most obvious misses.
     
    obsolete, Nov 7, 2009
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