Windows 7 Installation and No Internet

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Vanessdu33 Posted messages 26 Status Membre -  
Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   -
Good evening,

I have a Packard Bell, originally running Windows 7. After a major computer crash, I received the error message "Boot MGR is missing." Not knowing what to do, I was able to recover my personal data from my hard drive to an external hard drive using another computer. I then reinstalled Windows 7 via a CD, without formatting the computer. The installation was successful, but two problems arose:
- the display resolution has changed: larger fonts, larger icons,... A small problem compared to the next one....
- I can no longer connect to the internet.... and that is more serious!!!! :-)

Can you please help me...

Thank you in advance,

vanessa

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Vanessdu33 Posted messages 26 Status Membre 93
 
Great!!!
It is indeed an EasyNote LM98-GU-600FR.
Do you need the serial number or is this sufficient for you????
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Vanessdu33
 
Thank you very much!!! Because everything is working perfectly again!!!!

However, I am very curious and I still have two last questions:
- when we do a complete installation of Windows on a computer, is it necessary to format the hard drive? If yes, how do we do it???
- my second computer had the same problem as the first. However, during the reinstallation of Windows 7, I did not have the graphics card and network card issues. How is it that for one computer, the reinstallation preserved everything and not for the second one????

Thank you very much for your help.
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Vanessdu33 Posted messages 26 Status Membre 93
 
Hello,

@Mair: what exactly do you want to know about the PC and network and graphics cards????
You probably guess the question that will follow: where can I find the information you need?????

Thank you very much!!

@Miura: no, I don’t have a yellow exclamation point, but in the "Details" tab of the "Network Controller" menu, nothing is displayed....
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Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 560
 
Hi,

When you go to the Device Manager, do you have any Unknown Devices marked with yellow exclamation points?

If so, display the properties of the affected devices, go to the Details tab, show the identification numbers, copy them and post them here...

The identification numbers are presented in this form:

PCI\VEN_AB12&DEV_34CD

or also

USB\VID_01FE&PID_02CD
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MAIR Posted messages 98 Status Membre 7
 
Hi,

Have you checked that the graphics card and network card drivers are properly installed?
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Vanessdu33 Posted messages 26 Status Membre 93
 
Good evening,

When I go to the "Network Controller" menu, I have 3 tabs: General, Drivers, and Details.

In the "Details" tab, I have nothing.
In the "General" tab, it says:
- Device type: No device
- Manufacturer: unknown
- Location: PCI Bus 4, device 0

And finally, in the "Driver" tab, it shows the message "No driver file is needed or has been loaded for this device."

Not being a computer expert, I admit that I don't understand anything anymore....

Do you have any idea please????

Thank you in advance,
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MAIR Posted messages 98 Status Membre 7
 
Here you just described the case I suspected (the absence of drivers for your graphics and network cards). Let me explain what I'm talking about:
A driver is the utility that allows your operating system, in your case Win7, to communicate with the electronic component (graphics card, network card, sound card, etc.). That's basically the concept; you don't need to know more.
So, to resolve your issue with you, you can start by giving me the details of your computer so I can indicate precisely how to remedy the problem.
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Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 560
 
Where do you find your "Network Controller" menu?

What we want is for you to tell us what is in the Device Manager like in this example:

http://servimg.com/index.php?noimg=1&lang=en&k=136

I don't know where you get your information, but as you can see, there is no "Network Controller" menu.
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Vanessdu33 Posted messages 26 Status Membre 93
 
Sure, that's fine... and I'm sorry, this is all very new to me.

The computer is a Packard Bell laptop, model MS2290.

Regarding the graphics card, it is a standard VGA graphics card (no specific name). The hardware identification number I have noted is:
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_03791025&REV_18
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_03791025
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0046&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0046&CC_0300

As for the network card, it is a "Conceptronic 54Mbits/s USB Adapter." The hardware identification number I have noted is:
PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002E&SUBSYS_E034105B&REV_01
PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002E&SUBSYS_E034105B
PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002E&CC_028000
PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002E&CC_0280
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Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 560
 
For the components, I found their identifications

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0046
Vendor ID = 8086h
Device ID = 0x0046
Chip Description = Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Chip Number = Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Notes: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/search.html?ws=text#t=Downloads&sort=%40docdatetime%20descending&layout=table&q=Intel%C2%AE%20HD%20Graphics

PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002E
Vendor ID = 168Ch
Device ID = 0x002E
Chip Number = AR9285
Chip Description = Atheros ar9285 PCI Capabilities: Offset ID Description

I am looking for the corresponding drivers.

Regarding your Packard Bell (MS2290), can you provide more details?
It is an EasyNote LM, but which one? I find several at PB
LM81, LM82, LM83, LM85, LM86, LM87, LM94, LM98
or if you have the serial number....
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Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 560
 
For the Atheros AR9285 Wifi, try this driver

https://www.touslesdrivers.com/index.php?v_page=23&v_code=35653

for the GMA, try this driver:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=21690&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%207%20(32-bit)*&DownloadType=Drivers
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Vanessdu33 Posted messages 26 Status Membre 93
 
Thank you very much for the drivers. To avoid making a mistake, I would like to ask you if it is enough to just install the executable and my problem should be resolved or if I need to do anything else after executing the drivers????

Thank you,
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Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 560
 
Indeed, you just need to run the executable to install your drivers.
However, some executables only unpack the actual installation program, in which case you need to go to the folder where the unpacking took place and run the SETUP.EXE file.

Keep me updated on how it goes...
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MAIR Posted messages 98 Status Membre 7
 
Hello,

I see that you have been helped to overcome your problem, happy for you!!
As for your two questions, I will try to be as clear as possible.
- Well, to say that formatting the hard drive is necessary, you need to know the purpose of the installation because sometimes we want to have a new version of Windows while keeping the old one to have a choice of operating system; in this case, formatting is not necessary. Otherwise, regarding your question, if needed, you can format the disk during installation in the menu presented by your Windows installation CD.
- For your second question, I will answer based on my understanding that some components can be recognized on certain systems, but it doesn’t always happen. By the way, I would recommend a very useful software called nLite, where you can add all your drivers as components of your Windows version so that each time you reinstall, you will find your drivers already present on your system without having to search for them.

I hope I have answered you; otherwise, you can always ask your questions ^^
Here is the link for the nLite software:
https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/16207-nlite/

What is well conceived is clearly stated, and words come easily. But on the table, we will sort.
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Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 560
 
Just a small correction to what MAIR said

nLite is designed for XP. For Vista and Seven, you need vLite.

Another possible solution for reinstallation, instead of spending a long time reinstalling Windows, it's better to create a system image when it has just been installed and is working properly. For that, there is a very good tool, it is ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE

Regarding formatting the hard drive, unless you have files to save that haven't been backed up, of course you won't format. But for a clean installation without conflicts or junk, I advise you to format your drive.

You should also think about making regular backups on several different media because whatever the storage medium, NONE is 100% reliable. It's not when you've lost your wedding photos or those of the little one that you should worry.... If you only have one hard drive, make 2 partitions (C and D). For the system, a size of 80GB is more than sufficient; you can use the rest for storage and managing virtual memory, the ideal being to have 2 drives or, as is increasingly common, an SSD and a hard drive.
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MAIR Posted messages 98 Status Membre 7
 
haha I must say that I am more up to date, thanks Miura564.
Indeed Vanessdu33 you can take a look at my blog where I published my thesis work, by the way I promised the participants that I would publish my work on the forum so take a look it might help you with some tips!!
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Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 560
 
We learn something new every day... I know that I don't know, and that's already quite a lot compared to those who claim to know everything...
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Vanessdu33
 
Hello,

A huge thank you for all this valuable information..... even though I'm not a computer expert and this subject has always rehashed me at school, you were able to explain to me very simply what the problem was and how to solve it....

Thank you very much!!!!
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Sonickx7 Posted messages 10 Status Membre
 
Hi, I have exactly the same problem as Vanessdu33,
I haven't had internet on my Packard Bell Easynote since I reinstalled Windows 7 from a CD.
I'm not very good with computers and I'm afraid of messing things up :3
In the Device Manager, I have drivers with exclamation points in front (SM Bus Controller, ....)

My graphics card is a standard VGA graphics card (no specific name). In the hardware identification number, I have noted:
-PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1140&SUBSYS_064A1025&REV_A1
-PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1140&SUBSYS_064A1025
-PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1140&CC_030000
-PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1140&CC_0300

In the Network Controller there is noted:
-PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4727&SUBSYS_E042195B&REV_01
-PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4727&SUBSYS_E042195B
-PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4727&CC_028000
-PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4727&CC_0280

And in the Internet controller there is:
-PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_16B5&SUBSYS_06471025&REV_10
-PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_16B5&SUBSYS_06471025
-PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_16B5&CC_020000
-PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_16B5&CC_0200

Sorry for the spelling mistakes :$
Please help me!
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Miura564 Posted messages 14829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 560
 
Sonickx7,

As you can see, you haven't received a response to your request because it's better to create your own topic rather than hijacking someone else's.

For driver searches, use the PCIDATABASE site which provides quite a bit of information.

If needed, copy the first line and search for it on Google.

For your graphics card, 10DE corresponds to nVidia and 1140 to a Geforce 710M. You can find the latest version on the nVidia website.

For network and Ethernet controllers (and not internet... lol!!!)
14E4 corresponds to Broadcom Corporation.
4727 corresponds to Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller.
16B5 corresponds to Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet.
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