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Upgraded 32 to 64 bit can't use wireless

Jun 16, 2010 3:11PM PDT

My friends laptop a Compaq CQ60 206US was incredibly slowed down from too much bloatware/virus' so I re-formatted it for him with Vista 64 bit. But now the wireless network adapter won't work and neither will plugging the computer in directly to the modem for internet. So I can't get drivers for it and he doesn't have any of the discs it came with.

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Forget the discs.
Jun 16, 2010 7:57PM PDT

Did you try compaq.com for drivers? I find many forget to check.

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Did you forget?
Jun 17, 2010 4:33AM PDT

I'm trying to fix the laptops internet access so I can't get it onto compaq.com to DL anything. :/

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Which begs the question.
Jun 17, 2010 4:37AM PDT

How did you get here? Using your working access you download drivers on the working machine then to CDR, USB memory stick so you can install it on the machine.

Bob

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And for those really tough days.
Jun 17, 2010 4:40AM PDT

I have been known to boot a Live CD called UBUNTU to download directly a driver onto an can't connect to nothing machine.

Not advanced, just sneaky.
Bob

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Thanks for the help!
Jun 17, 2010 1:12PM PDT

I get here with either one of my two working desktops Silly he just brought his laptop. Thanks for the usb idea I don't have one but i'll have to pick one up!