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I have a Samsung NC110 Netbook and It has windows 7 on it.

I'm having some issues to find the OEM drivers for windows 7 (64-bit), because this laptop was ment to be used with Windows Vista (64/32). I was able to find drivers for Windows 7 (x64) for most devices, but I wasn't able to find the driver for the IGP.

The provided video driver from samsung, won't install because "This system does not meet the minimum requirements".

I went ahead and looked up on Intel and found two drivers for the IGPU, one is 64 bits for Windows Vista, and the other one is 32 bits for Windows 7. I'm sure that the Windows 7 32bit driver won't work on Windows 7 x64, but I heard that Windows 7 and Vista have some similarities, in the fact that Windows 7 can "import" Windows Vista drivers when updating from Vista to 7, but I'm not completely sure on that. I need to have drivers installed, but I dont want to rely on any "driver_installer.exe"

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  • It does not seem likely the 32-bit driver would work. Try the 64-bit driver.
    – anon
    Commented Feb 9, 2023 at 17:05
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    You should use any supported Windows version and that means 10 or newer. Much less drivers to install also.
    – ChanganAuto
    Commented Feb 9, 2023 at 17:27
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    Or Linux. Windows 7 is past EOL.4
    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Commented Feb 9, 2023 at 17:58
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    Considering it's not possible to use a 32-bit driver on a 64-bit version of Windows, nor is it likely that 64-bit Vista drivers will work on Windows 7, the answer to this question is you shouldn't be using either of the drivers.
    – Ramhound
    Commented Feb 9, 2023 at 18:13

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You can install 32-bit or 64-bit driver on Windows 7 64-bit. In fact I recommend to install the newer driver.

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    Please add sources to back up your claim that you can install 32-bit drivers on a 64-bit Windows O.S.
    – StarCat
    Commented Feb 20, 2023 at 12:25
  • @StarCat, my experience. In fact it's well-known fact.
    – Paul K.
    Commented Feb 20, 2023 at 13:47
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    @PaulK. then prove that Windows 11 can run 32-bit driver. It has exactly the same kernel as Windows 10 which absolutely doesn't support 32-bit driver in 64-bit kernel just like Windows XP, 7, 8, or Vista. In fact Windows 11 has many 32-bit components removed. Are you just trolling or being stubbornly stupid without technical knowledge?
    – phuclv
    Commented Feb 20, 2023 at 14:57
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    No Windows version ever supports 32-bit driver on 64-bit kernel, not even Windows 7. Either the 32-bit app is a GUI that uses generic built-in 64-bit driver in Windows, or is a generic installer. Period
    – phuclv
    Commented Feb 20, 2023 at 15:04
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    web.archive.org/web/20091228050820/http://windows.microsoft.com/… says "Device drivers designed for the 32-bit version of Windows don't work on computers running a 64-bit version of Windows. If you're trying to install a printer or other device that only has 32-bit drivers available, it won't work correctly on a 64-bit version of Windows. "
    – DavidPostill ♦
    Commented Feb 20, 2023 at 15:05

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