Re-Installed Windows 7; no drivers.

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Hi. I bought a dell xps 13 today and used the cd provided to re-install windows 7. |Unfortunately this removed all my drivers. I read some of the threads and found out that i should install them again one by one, and in a certain order, but i don't know how i should do that considering my ultrabook can't connect to the internet, doesn't have a cd drive (i used an external one, which i now can't use because the usb drive doesn't work). Help is appreciated.

Philip_Yip · Accepted Answer

Also see my Windows Reinstallation Guide/A Clean Install of Windows 7:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/

And here:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/downloading-drivers-checking-hardware-ids-and-downloading-and-installing-dell-system-drivers-in-the-correct-order/

It will help instruct you with regards to installing the drivers.

theflash1932 · Accepted Answer

You will need to download them from another computer, then transfer them to the XPS via USB drive (USB 3.0 ports (blue/red) may not work, but the others should), then run/install them.  Install the Chipset drivers first, then the other devices (video, audio, network, etc.).

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