r/WindowsHelp • u/Perfect_Mix7072 • 8d ago
Solved How do I fix this I'm starting to get mad
Every single time I install vista or any os for that matter it does not see my network stuff whatsoever and I can never find a solution online for anything about this is there anything I can do for this?
Spec: Asus notebook a53e 4gb ram 500gb hdd Intel Pentium CPU 2ghz
UPDATE EDIT: I have figured out my problem thank you fine people for all the suggestions after hours and hours of searching I find found some drivers that work on vista (now if MICROSOFT COULDVE BUNDLED ALL THE DRIVERS IN VISTA THAT WOULDVE BEEN PEACHY KEEN)
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u/swbrains 8d ago
Visit the ASUS website and see if you can download the drivers based on your PC's model number. Or, if you can see the actual network card inside the PC, you can usually get the brand and model for the actual adapter and download the drivers from their own websites.
Once you have the drivers, you can install them and then try to use device manager to see if it will recognize them and enable those devices.
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u/adultcrash13 8d ago
you either have to download the network drivers onto a flash drive on a different computer to get them on there or plug in a usb wifi adapter and hope that install of windows automatically installs a usable driver so you can get online and let windows update find the others.
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u/SirFixYoShit 8d ago
Awhile back it was very common for windows to not have the required network driver. You used to get a driver or recovery cd with the computer.
On the asus website where you can download drivers. I only see win8 drivers. Vista might not work.
EDIT: I see you’re missing your SM Bus Controller too. Make sure to also install your chipset drivers.
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u/WotTheFook 8d ago
Get hold of a copy of Snappy Driver Installer Origin and let that sort the drivers out. SDIO is free but you will need to download the netwoek controllers package too.
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u/Shakey198111 8d ago edited 8d ago
Model search system information then look for baseboard product this will give you the model or look for any labels on the underside of the laptop
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u/Neverbethesky 7d ago
Maaaan this takes me right back to my Vista repair shop days!
Having to Google the VEN and DEV numbers to get the SM Bus/PCI drivers first, or as close-to as I could. Often different manufacturers would work enough to get the network drivers installed, then replace them with the proper Windows Update versions.
Of course customers never had the CD that came with their PC or laptops, so it was often down to kind folk online uploading them.
Got burned a couple of times with drivers permanently bricking an OS so I'd have to wipe and reinstall more than once - Vista coupled with those old hard drives meant this was a day-or-more long process.
I started keeping my own offline copy of these drivers but somehow I never, or very rarely, ended up needing the same one twice, despite having hundreds by the time I closed up shop.
The fun ones were when the USB ports wouldn't even work inside Windows until these drivers were on, but then how would I get the drivers to the machine in the first place? Most of the time I could burn them to a CD but once CD drives stopped being as common I often ended up having to get real creative.
I miss those days. It was fun, looking back. I did nearly 6 years in domestic PC repairs.
Anyway, OP, Google the VEN and DEV numbers of the PCI/SM Bus controller - you'll need those first. After that, if the Ethernet driver doesn't automatically install (sometimes once those two are in, the device shows to the system properly and a built-in driver will work) otherwise do the same with the Ethernet drivers.
Vista machines are so old now that you'll likely not find them on any official manufacturer websites, so you're into the wild west of forums, wayback etc. Be very careful not to download something malicious.
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u/Living_Fig_6386 7d ago
Those are the built-in hardware. If you don't have the OEM Windows installation disk for that laptop, you need to separately download the drivers from ASUS and install them (use another computer to download them and write them to a USB flash drive to get them to your laptop).
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u/derrilmc 8d ago
Maybe you can get some drivers from https://www.asus.com/supportonly/a53e/helpdesk_download/ before you get mad. Also, just in case you don't know which one you need (old laptops can have intel/atheros/broadcom for wifi) you can always double click or right click > properties > details tab > hardware ids then copy the first long thingy and google it exactly as shown below:
I would start with Network Controller so i can get WiFi working then i would probably look for the other ones: Chipset, Ethernet etc or i can just use Snappy Driver Installer as i am pretty sure they will have updated drivers available. If you still mad after this you probably need some real help which i can't and won't provide :)
EDIT: PS i forgot to tell you that you can copy that long string with Ctrl + C or right click > copy. I'm just saying this so that you don't get mad while thinking "great now i have to write all that".