How to fix this?

[Guest]

My dum-dum sister accidently deleted the network controller of her laptop.

 

 

Now internet won't work for her.

 

 

No problem I thought, I will just install the drivers from the website on my external hard drive and plug it into her laptop and then install it.

 

 

Nope, turns out her entire USB array isn't working with any USB device for some reason.

 

 

I could reinstall W7 on it but then I would still need drivers.

[MJOLNITR VIPER]

Get the driver for the internet (manufacturers website should have them) on another computer and put it on a flash drive, plug it into her computer and install it from that.  

[grayperview]

The drivers will be on the laptop somewhere....you don't need to re-install windows.

[Guest]

Get the driver for the internet (manufacturers website should have them) on another computer and put it on a flash drive, plug it into her computer and install it from that.  

Like I said, it won't work, any USB device won't work with her USB ports.

[Samdb]

Get the driver for the internet (manufacturers website should have them) on another computer and put it on a flash drive, plug it into her computer and install it from that.  

He said that the USB isn't working.

[Guest]

The drivers will be on the laptop somewhere....you don't need to re-install windows.

I let it search for it on the pc but nope.

[Guest]

Moved to troubleshooting.

What is left working in terms of connectivity?

[Samdb]

Try some form of optical media?

[grayperview]

Look on the C drive there may even be a folder called drivers...

[Bad2049]

Is there any chance of plugging her laptop directly into your hub or modem?

[Tommy]

If all else fails. Pull the HDD out (normally can be done without voiding warranty), plug it in to a computer internally, if you can't open an external HDD and use the adapter from that. Drag the files from your computer, install on hers.

 

Job done!

 

P.S. Wrong place on the forum to post this.

[Guest]

Moved to troubleshooting.

What is left working in terms of connectivity?

Only the CD drive but I don't have any means of burning the drivers on a CD. don't have a DVD burner, or a an empty DVD cd for that matter, I don't even know how.

[Guest]

Is there any chance of plugging her laptop directly into your hub or modem?

I wouldn't know how.

[Godlygamer23]

System Restore is the easiest way.

[mikeythebatman]

or you could just system restore it back to when it was all working?

[Bad2049]

I wouldn't know how.

Does her laptop have an ethernet port? If so, then plug directly into your router or modem using the ethernet cable that comes out of it/them.

[grayperview]

windows isn't the best for auto finding drivers, you need to to get on the internet and find out what the devices are, and then locate the .inf files manually to re-install the drivers.

[grayperview]

Does her laptop have an ethernet port? If so, then plug directly into your router or modem using the ethernet cable that comes out of it/them.

she deleted the network driver...so no

[Guest]

she deleted the network driver...so no

Well not the driver but the Network Controller. Don't know if that's the same though,

[grayperview]

i take it the wireless is dead too?

[Guest]

i take it the wireless is dead too?

The wireless is dead, not sure if cable still works.

[grayperview]

Here's  a long winded way to fix it, download a bootable ubuntu USB image, boot off the created ubuntu  usb drive into ubuntu, you should be able to get onto the internet with this and download the drivers for the laptop onto the laptops hard drive, bit of work in it, but should work.

 

Ubuntu lets you try it before you install it you see, providing the Hard drive is mounted, should be able fix it this way.

 

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

[Guest]

Ty for the replys guys, I will work on it.

 

I would rather not get the Ubuntu fix but if I must I will try it, :P

[SMURG]

Here's  a long winded way to fix it, download a bootable ubuntu USB image, boot off the created ubuntu  usb drive into ubuntu, you should be able to get onto the internet with this and download the drivers for the laptop onto the laptops hard drive, bit of work in it, but should work.

 

Ubuntu lets you try it before you install it you see, providing the Hard drive is mounted, should be able fix it this way.

 

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

No USB devices remember XD

EDIT: Just realised you don't need the USB drivers from Windows to necessarily boot from USB - my bad

[grayperview]

No USB devices remember XD

no usb in windows, will still be able to boot off USB, and he has another computer to create the ubuntu drive,