Windows was unable to install your Ethernet Controller

[FatheredPuma81]

How does one force their computer to install the software they downloaded? It has no .exe I did this for mywireless and it installed but now that I got the ethernet drivers its saying the thing I downloaded isn't a driver.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

It would help to know exactly what you downloaded, including the filename complete with the extension (the three letters after the full stop). Your PC make and model too, please.

 

[FatheredPuma81]

It would help to know exactly what you downloaded, including the filename complete with the extension (the three letters after the full stop). Your PC make and model too, please.

https://www.atheros.cz/atheros-wireless-download.php?chipset=60&system=5 (Try 1)
http://www.driverscape.com/download/qualcomm-atheros-ar9485-wireless-network-adapter (Try 2)
HP 500-164
File extensions: .pdb, .sys, .cat, and .inf. (In the folder)

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

If a driver contains an .inf file and no .exe setup file, you should be able to right-click the .inf file and choose Install from the context-menu.

Otherwise, install the driver through Device Manager: http://www.rm.com/support/technicalarticle.asp?cref=tec6643

If your PC is factory-built (or if it's a laptop) you should only download internal hardware drivers from the PC/laptop makers website (HP in your case), not from anywhere else.

 

[FatheredPuma81]

If a driver contains an .inf file and no .exe setup file, you should be able to right-click the .inf file and choose Install from the context-menu.

Otherwise, install the driver through Device Manager: http://www.rm.com/support/technicalarticle.asp?cref=tec6643

If your PC is factory-built (or if it's a laptop) you should only download internal hardware drivers from the PC/laptop makers website (HP in your case), not from anywhere else.

Problem is it doesn't recognize my PC as HP and they ONLY have windows 8 drivers for my PC :| (Which won't work because they're windows 8... i guess? The installer says that not me)
Also I installed my wireless adapter drivers that way so....

 

[FatheredPuma81]

I fixed most of my things here. USB 3.0 etc http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Operating-Systems-Software-Recovery/HP-500-164-Windows-7-Drivers-USB-3-0-and-Wired-connection/td-p/4690770 (not advertisment)

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Ah, now you've told me the whole story (better late than never) I'll just say keep on looking for any drivers that you still need because if HP don't have any Windows 7 drivers for your HP 500 you shouldn't have installed an unsupported Windows version in the first place.

 

[FatheredPuma81]

Ah, now you've told me the whole story (better late than never) I'll just say keep on looking for any drivers that you still need because if HP don't have any Windows 7 drivers for your HP 500 you shouldn't have installed an unsupported Windows version in the first place.

:|... I had no choice. I downloaded windows 10 for fun on a sepparate hardrive it worked fine then it "repaired" my windows 8 and I couldn't fix it even with a windows 8 CD and didn't know the CD key. I got windows 7 because my friend had a disc etc.

Also doesn't matter so long as I got all my drivers working fine. I have 0 errors now and everything is working perfectly fine. Also I got a 20-30 fps boost in Minecraft from this.