Question MSI Z790P WIFI DDR4 no ethernet - can't login into windows

[mandel08]

Please note before you answer "install the drivers" I cannot login into windows

Built a PC with the above motherboard.

Old SSD with windows on it. Windows boots up. I have forgotten all local passwords.

Plugged PC via ethernet into switch, this should allow PC to connect to its old domain so I can login with the domain password.

Windows login screen shows no ethernet (ethernet leds are flashing orange and green).

Online search indicates that MSI might not have loaded the ethernet / network drivers. I have a DVD that came with the motherboard.

How do I get the drivers installed if I can't login to windows?

Thanks

 

[Nathkrul]

Download them on another device onto a USB stick and install them.

Just so you know, moving an installation from one pc to another is fraught with disaster.

Always install a fresh installation of Windows on new hardware.

 

[mandel08]

Download them on another device onto a USB stick and install them.

Just so you know, moving an installation from one pc to another is fraught with disaster.

Thanks but just to be clear how? "Download them on another device onto a USB stick and install them." Can I do that via the flash menu in the bios?

Please note my first line in bold: "Please note before you answer "install the drivers" I cannot login into windows "

 

[Nathkrul]

No you'll need to go to another pc laptop etc and copy them to a USB stick then install them onto the new computer.

 

[USAFRet]

Please note before you answer "install the drivers" I cannot login into windows

Built a PC with the above motherboard.

Old SSD with windows on it. Windows boots up. I have forgotten all local passwords.

Plugged PC via ethernet into switch, this should allow PC to connect to its old domain so I can login with the domain password.

Windows login screen shows no ethernet (ethernet leds are flashing orange and green).

Online search indicates that MSI might not have loaded the ethernet / network drivers. I have a DVD that came with the motherboard.

How do I get the drivers installed if I can't login to windows?

Thanks

All this falls under:
A new motherboard often/usually requires a full OS reinstall.

Prepare for this, before you do a major parts swap.


From another system, yours or a friends, prepare a new OS install USB.

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[mandel08]

No you'll need to go to another pc laptop etc and copy them to a USB stick then install them onto the new computer.

??? but how do i "install them" without being able to log into windows?

 

[mandel08]

All this falls under:
A new motherboard often/usually requires a full OS reinstall.

Prepare for this, before you do a major parts swap.


From another system, yours or a friends, prepare a new OS install USB.

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

If you are looking for the Windows 11 Clean install tutorial, you can find that here: Windows 11 Clean install tutorial (Click here) Otherwise, welcome to the Windows 10 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows...

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Yes - i was pleasantly surprised that windows did not kick up a fuss with an old SSd on a new mobo. maybe it will if it ever connects to the net.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes - i was pleasantly surprised that windows did not kick up a fuss with an old SSd on a new mobo. maybe it will if it ever connects to the net.

Old OS + new motherboard, there are 3 possible outcomes:

1. It works just fine.
2. It fails completely.
3. It "works", but you're chasing issues for weeks/months.

You are at #3.
The question is, how long do you want to mess with the old OS install, before you give up and do the full wipe and reinstall anyway?