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Windows 7 problem please help!!!

Jul 3, 2017 10:46AM PDT

Hi if anyone could get back to me anytime soon much appreciated! I was downloading Windows 7 and it asked for my product key I was about to enter it in then it said skip so i pressed it and I was really surprise it worked I was about to go on the internet and there was no internet available I pressed on it and it said the network adapter driver is not installed is this real or is it because I have not entered my product key in... if it is generally that my network driver is not installed how can I fix this can someone please leave me a easy tutorial video on Youtube or any knowledge anyone has of this problem! Many thankHappy

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easy one
Aug 8, 2017 12:18AM PDT

all u have to do is to load driver for network, display and if needed for wifi, bluetooth stack and usb.
be sure u get them from ur pc-main pace.
also check drivers r for w7 32 or 64. (start-computer-properties)

no product key? no problemos..
run-taskschd.msc-scheduled
now check out for:
-application exp. DISABLE ALL
-activedirectory rights NO NEEDED FOR ANYTHING (can be disabled)
-auto chk DISABLE ALL
-certificate services client/user task roam DISABLE
-customer experience (all u can find) DISABLE ALL
-diagnosis DISABLE ALL
-disk diagnostic DISABLE ALL
-defrag DISABLE

u may find other tasks from this scheluded list where pc is set to send information to MS so DISABLE them. u dont need to send them!!!! there is NO support for that so why send??!!
and one of those is that task for setting ur pc to shut down without product key.
be sure ALL hidden r showed on list cz MS tries to hide all they crab from user.

and again... ALL TASKS WHERE PC IS SENDING DATA TO MS R USELESS THERE IS NO SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS 7!!!!!!! they will only make ur pc to run slow or even to make critical shut down.

after u have made ur connection to server u need to get updates from MS but there is LOT of crab too in them so check out every single one of them so u dont get wrong ones to ur pc.
MS try to hide them inside to windows automatic updater and some point u cant get any new when u keep disabling enough of them. list of "updates u dont need" is endless but easy to check out from those u need and those u dont need (mostly useless w10 crab + MS "we will try to track u like it or not" *****)
if u cant find full list of crab-updates answer to this and ill put it here. there is few of them which make some games run slow too and amazingly NO ANSWER FROM MS Grin big deal just dont load them.

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BTW
Aug 8, 2017 12:52AM PDT

if u r disabling "services u dont need" and u think that is the way u r just ******** us self.
u cant fully disable service where is tasks running. its the same as u try to shut down program and u cant cz its "used by other program".
u have to first shut down tasks from it. then service is stopped. MS hidden tracking works like that. service seems to be closed (even sisabled), but it really is not if there is any MS tasks for it.
btw... i dont have key for w7 and 4-5 years used it... all of them. from starter to ultimate.

yours: "there is no viruses for pc only for users without knowledge"

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It's very real.
Jul 3, 2017 10:51AM PDT

Microsoft's OS install doesn't include drivers for a lot of hardware so that's real.

However I won't leave a video since I can't find the make, model of the machine, network card or motherboard to write what to go find and install.

The "tutorial" is simple. Go to the machine's maker web site and get the drivers for your PC there, then install them. If you supply make and model, someone might find that page for you. A video is not required for such work.

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Jul 3, 2017 10:59AM PDT

Sorry I'm very much a noob but how can I find my system specs?

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Jul 3, 2017 11:12AM PDT

Processor is:AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor 2.70 GHz

Graphics card:AMD 760G (Microsoft corporation WDDM 1.1)

PC:HP Compaq

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OK but which model HP?
Jul 3, 2017 11:37AM PDT

Post was last edited on July 27, 2017 1:51 PM PDT

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Jul 3, 2017 11:14AM PDT

H-Aira-RS780L-uATX (Aira-GLCool

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Re: skip
Jul 3, 2017 10:55AM PDT

If you skip entering the product key you can use Windows 7 for a limited amount of time (something like 60 days) before it stops working.

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Jul 3, 2017 10:57AM PDT

But can this stop you from going on the internet?

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No
Jul 3, 2017 12:02PM PDT

It's fully functional during that 60 days. And you need Internet to check the product key.

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HP
Jul 3, 2017 7:54PM PDT

Contact HP and see if you can buy the factory restore media.
If you can that will get you everything you need to make the machine function.

You will need the make and model of the machine which should be on a sticker attached to the machine.

Where did this copy of W7 come from?

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Network driver installation
Jul 17, 2017 12:44AM PDT

I think you need to install graphics card for Network drives to fully function.

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Re: card
Jul 17, 2017 12:54AM PDT

A quite strange thought. Graphic cards are for monitors, not for network drives (that are hard drives on other PC's in your home of office network).