[Ljw_44]

MY DAD HAS LEFT FRANCE WITH HIS HP PAVILLION S7705.FR ...and has no cd's to install..but to inform u of what ive done..previous he had xp..but that was virus ridden..so i did a clean install not knowing that the network card had not installed..so what i am wanting to know is how can i get hold of the drivers..as hp the **** money grabbing gits have advised me to goto a site called best2serve.com whom demand 20 ukp for the cd..but its not a money issue..i feel cheated cos most companies would release the drivers online,,,but ohh no they want money...so can anyone help me please..how i can obtain the drivers asap to get my dads pc back on track....

[jaclaz]

It seems like that PC was shipped with Vista (and ONLY Vista is supported on it).
See here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product...ng=en&cc=ie
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documen...043&lang=en

I guess, that your best option is to use on it a "hardware" identifier, like SIW:
http://www.gtopala.com/
or a similar app, then search for the needed drivers from the "real" manufacturer, like Realtek, 3com, or whatever.

jaclaz

[Ljw_44]

surely there is another way that people can guide me..!!!i.e direct links to downloadiing the hardware..?

[jaclaz]

Ljw_44, on Jul 5 2009, 03:38 AM, said:

surely there is another way that people can guide me..!!!i.e direct links to downloadiing the hardware..?

Sure , if you run a hardware detecting program and post the exact kind of hardware that PC has, someone may be able to provide you publicly available links to download the software.

The currently available technology prevents from actually downloading hardware at the moment. ....something connected to pieces of not properly compressed pieces of silicon jamming into cable bends....



Otherways you will have to wait for these three things to happen concurrently:

• another user of the board has that exactly same hardware
  
• the same user is willing to help you
  
• the same user knows where to download the appropriate drivers from

...at an approximate probability level of (120504-2)=120502 to one against.



jaclaz

[Kelsenellenelvian]

google unknown device identifier, have him run it and tell us what it says under the networking hardware...

[Kubix]

I am sure that model has a broadcom nic


http://broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/n...eme_desktop.php

try starting there