Drivers for Windows 7 laptop.

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by winmaniac, Jul 29, 2016.

  1. winmaniac

    winmaniac MDL Novice

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    #1 winmaniac, Jul 29, 2016
    Hi,


    I have HP Pavilion dv6 laptop. It had Win 7 Home Pre 64 bit which I formatted and installed Win 7 Ult 64 bit. Now I can't find the drivers for the laptop. Earlier I searched the web and installed the drivers online from a site called DriverPack Solution but it seemed that the drivers and the downloads were not clean. Kindly guide me and inform me how and from where can I get clean drivers from any reliable source. Kindly help!:worthy:
     
  2. Mr.X

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  3. winmaniac

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  4. EFA11

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    #4 EFA11, Jul 29, 2016
    device manager > right click device you want info about -> properties -> details tab -> hardware IDs pull down tab. First entry usually has what you want.

    e.g. PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1401&SUBSYS_1138196E&REV_A1


    google that for the exact hardware. In this case it is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
     
  5. Bat.1

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  6. Enthousiast

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    Tip for next time, upgrade from premium to ultimate by changing the productkey using the ultimate HP key from Daz' windows loader's key.ini file, it will be genuinely activated on your laptop. And check drivers before tampering with the original install.
     
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  8. PhaseDoubt

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    Remove the battery and check for labels in the battery well that specify your devices. I've seen that on several laptops and netbooks I've upgraded.
     
  9. LatinMcG

    LatinMcG Bios Borker

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    #9 LatinMcG, Jul 31, 2016
    will say dv6-####
     
  10. matushef

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    #10 matushef, Jul 31, 2016
    I have often used free SlimDrivers software that searches for drivers.
     
  11. PhaseDoubt

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    #11 PhaseDoubt, Jul 31, 2016
    Others say more, such as WLAN-ANE766 which takes driver WLAN-ANE766-3.0.2.0
     
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