Reinstalled Windows 7, Don't know what drivers to get?! :(

[Joseph Jelly Elmajian]

Hi everyone,

I had Windows 10 and it began to lag on me horribly so I formatted it and reinstalled Windows 7. Now, I cannot access any Internet or anything and I am aware that I need to install drivers.

But, where do I go to do that?

Do I go to the page for my motherboard Z97 G45 MSI website and download it from there? There are about 10 downloads. I just download those and run them all? Or do I have to go to Intel and do the same for my processor?

I have the following:

Z97 G45 Gaming Motherboard
Intel i5 4690K 3.5 Ghz Processor
GTX 960 GPU

thank you!

 

[HEXiT]

download the chipset and ethernet drivers from the msi site. download the gfx drivers from nvidia


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z97-G45-GAMING.html#down-driver&Win7 64

http://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-uk

 

[azaran]

Yeah its pretty straight forward like you thought.
Go to the webpage for your product and just download all the latest drivers of each type.
https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z97-G45-GAMING.html#down-driver

Download the GPU drivers from Nvidia.
Don't worry about the Intel drivers, you have those on the motherboard site.

 

[LukeFatwalker]

Just go to the manufacturer for your computers parts and download/install the latest drivers.

I always recommend you run a backup first before you run the updates. Something like a bad driver update can ruin your day if you're not careful. I use a Snapshot program called Rollback Rx but other Snapshot tools like Comodo Time Machine or a disk imager will work too.

 

[Joseph Jelly Elmajian]

download the chipset and ethernet drivers from the msi site. download the gfx drivers from nvidia


https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z97-G45-GAMING.html#down-driver&Win7 64

http://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-uk

This computer is literally on my nerves and I am about to chuck it and get a Mac. I downloaded each and every driver, some worked and some did not. For installing the Network driver, there should be a place where it says Win7 32 where I can go through the setup and it automatically does it. But I don't see it at all. I made sure I was on Win7 32 when I was on the site for my motherboard drivers.

The Nvidia website is also crashing on the site to get the drivers. Is it because I am downloading on a Mac and putting it on a USB? This is horrible.

 

[Joseph Jelly Elmajian]

Just go to the manufacturer for your computers parts and download/install the latest drivers.

I always recommend you run a backup first before you run the updates. Something like a bad driver update can ruin your day if you're not careful. I use a Snapshot program called Rollback Rx but other Snapshot tools like Comodo Time Machine or a disk imager will work too.

This computer is literally on my nerves and I am about to chuck it and get a Mac. I downloaded each and every driver, some worked and some did not. For installing the Network driver, there should be a place where it says Win7 32 where I can go through the setup and it automatically does it. But I don't see it at all. I made sure I was on Win7 32 when I was on the site for my motherboard drivers.

The Nvidia website is also crashing on the site to get the drivers. Is it because I am downloading on a Mac and putting it on a USB? This is horrible.

 

[Joseph Jelly Elmajian]

Yeah its pretty straight forward like you thought.
Go to the webpage for your product and just download all the latest drivers of each type.
https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z97-G45-GAMING.html#down-driver

Download the GPU drivers from Nvidia.
Don't worry about the Intel drivers, you have those on the motherboard site.

This computer is literally on my nerves and I am about to chuck it and get a Mac. I downloaded each and every driver, some worked and some did not. For installing the Network driver, there should be a place where it says Win7 32 where I can go through the setup and it automatically does it. But I don't see it at all. I made sure I was on Win7 32 when I was on the site for my motherboard drivers.

The Nvidia website is also crashing on the site to get the drivers. Is it because I am downloading on a Mac and putting it on a USB? This is horrible.

 

[azaran]

Using a mac to download the drivers shouldn't be a problem. Just make sure you're not letting it do any auto selection and manually choosing which OS and model video card you have.

 

[hang-the-9]

You don't need to reply three times with the exact same post, just clutters things. Anyone that posted in the tread will get an update when you add something.

That is clearly a custom system, how did you install the drivers in the first place? Do it the same way now.

You said you were getting the Windows 7 32 bit drivers, do you have a 32 bit system?