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Vomit IT - Chunky Mess Style
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JustSometimes, just downloading the driver files is NOT the final step as those files are binaries which have to be installed first and THEN searched for drivers. IE you download a file like SP704047.exe Broadcom NIC drivers and utilities.

Then upon so called "install" you will get prompts "do you want to..." but that does NOT install the actual drivers in as lot of cases itit only unpacks thethe software package to a folder called SW on your hard drive in the root. 

Its a complicated way to say "unzip" or "Extract to " which only makes those files available. You must then select the device in device manager and then update driver and browse to that folder This should be enough to get the installer to recognize the appropriate drivers and then begin install.

Just downloading the driver files is NOT the final step as those files are binaries which have to be installed first and THEN searched for drivers. IE you download a file like SP704047.exe Broadcom NIC drivers and utilities Then upon so called "install" you will get prompts "do you want to..." but that does NOT install the actual drivers in as lot of cases it only unpacks the software package to a folder called SW on your hard drive in the root. Its a complicated way to say "unzip" or "Extract to " which only makes those files available. You must then select the device in device manager and then update driver and browse to that folder This should be enough to get the installer to recognize the appropriate drivers and then begin install.

Sometimes, just downloading the driver files is NOT the final step as those files are binaries which have to be installed first and THEN searched for drivers. IE you download a file like SP704047.exe Broadcom NIC drivers and utilities.

Then upon so called "install" you will get prompts "do you want to..." but that does NOT install the actual drivers in as lot of cases it only unpacks the software package to a folder called SW on your hard drive in the root. 

Its a complicated way to say "unzip" or "Extract to " which only makes those files available. You must then select the device in device manager and then update driver and browse to that folder This should be enough to get the installer to recognize the appropriate drivers and then begin install.

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Just downloading the driver files is NOT the final step as those files are binaries which have to be installed first and THEN searched for drivers. IE you download a file like SP704047.exe Broadcom NIC drivers and utilities Then upon so called "install" you will get prompts "do you want to..." but that does NOT install the actual drivers in as lot of cases it only unpacks the software package to a folder called SW on your hard drive in the root. Its a complicated way to say "unzip" or "Extract to " which only makes those files available. You must then select the device in device manager and then update driver and browse to that folder This should be enough to get the installer to recognize the appropriate drivers and then begin install.