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Question

How to enable wifi in Windows 7 for laptop??

Sep 22, 2014 8:47PM PDT

I am using Compaq Presario CQ 42 372 TU, laptop and have windows 7 installed in it. I am not able to configure the wifi of my laptop with windows 7 while it just works fine with windows 8. Please let me know how to fix it??

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Re: WiFi
Sep 22, 2014 9:07PM PDT

Proibably you forgot to install the necessary drivers and other utility programs. Get them from the Compaq site; be sure to select the right model and the right OS (note the difference between 32 en 64 bits).

If you can't find those drivers, you might be out of luck. Then back to 8.1 (or to Freedos it came with according to the specifications at http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay?javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.prp_ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c02715247-1%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.tpst=ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01&sp4ts.oid=4247493&ac.admitted=1411470264590.876444892.199480143) or only use it wired.

Kees

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Not only drivers but some helper app to turn on the wifi?
Sep 23, 2014 12:44AM PDT

Gone are the days where you install drivers. Today you find apps need to be added to turn on the devices. Did you install all the drivers and apps from HP?
Bob