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Are drivers really such a problem still with windows? The past few laptops I've reinstalled worked out of the box with a fresh install. If not, it automatically
by tokenizerrr 11y ago
Are drivers really such a problem still with windows? The past few laptops I've reinstalled worked out of the box with a fresh install. If not, it automatically got the drivers from windows update.
- diyorgasms 11y agoYou can only get windows updates if your network drivers work. With the Lenovos, Dells, and HPs I've been coming across early, Windows 7 and 8 are broken out of the box, usually with no network drivers. Strangely enough, Linux often works flawlessly with these same computers.
- tokenizerrr 11y agoI've never not seen wired networking work. It's been at least five years since I've handled a laptop where wireless did not work out of the box.
- ossreality 11y agoHow did you buy a laptop with an ethernet port in the last 5 years?
- cyrus_ 11y agoWith my Lenovo Thinkpad t450s, neither wired nor wireless networking work when you reinstall Windows 8.1 on your own.
- tokenizerrr 11y agoWow, that is genuinely surprising. Good to know.