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Every time I've installed Windows, it's come with basic drivers and programs.

• eitland 14y ago
  Short history lesson here then: Until recently installing Windows (except OEM) meant running driver CDs at least for stuff like network drivers (so you could connect to internet to download the updated drivers).
  • jholman 14y ago
    Short history lesson: I have successfully gotten my Windows installs onto the internet without using driver CDs since at least Windows 98SE. I dunno what I'm doing that's so magical; I just install the dang thing.
    • danbee 14y ago
      This totally depends on the network card chipset. A fresh Windows 7 install on my PC requires external NIC drivers before I get on the net.
      • fceccon 14y ago
        Same here, I installed Windows 7 on a PC with a fairly recent Asus MB and I had to install the drivers from the CD.