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    hp envy m7 downgrade windows 8 to 7

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by whiskeyman7, Jul 20, 2013.

  1. whiskeyman7

    whiskeyman7 Newbie

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    hello, I have an hp envy m7-j010dx and just down graded windows from 8 to 7. I have all the drivers execpt for the usb dirvers. PLEASE HELP. Does some one know where I can find these drivers. Thank you very much in advance for putting to an end my 15 hour search....
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  2. ibbi1337

    ibbi1337 Notebook Consultant

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    Here you go:

    Intel Pilote USB 3.0 PCH 8 Driver 2.5.0.19

    If that doesn't work, then go to: Easily explore your PC

    Let it install the browser add on, then it will scan your system and find the missing driver or any updates for old drivers

    it is 100% free, requires no registration, and always gets the right drivers unlike some other driver updates which get you irrelevant drivers
     
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    ibbi1337 Notebook Consultant

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    by the way, why did you downgrade from 8 to 7? Windows 8 gives you faster reboot and startup and shutdown times.

    If you install an application such as StartIsBack (the best start menu replacement have tried out of all the others) to get the start menu back, it will look like 7
     
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  4. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    Another beating a dead horse more dead...that all relative in talking terms. Systems nowdays are fast enough and those with SSD will perform the same reboot or shutdown with either W7 or W8. So let's not get ahead of the horse and cart here. You will never notice that reboot or shutdown on fast machine nowdays - enough to say one is truly faster or slower.
     
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    j00 have a po!nt there
     
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    Any chance you can share the network controller driver, I've tried a few with no luck so far.

    thanks!
     
    dinoclub, Aug 12, 2013
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