Get internet drivers after clean install?

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sujinjian

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So I did a clean install of Win 7 on my XPS 13
I replaced it's original SSD.
After a successful install, I downloaded the internet drivers from Dell.com and put them on a USB drive.
But Windows on the XPS 13 doesn't recognize the USB.
The USB ports work(I can charge my phone with them) and the computer recognizes the USB drive(I can still boot from the drive).
Is there anyway for me to get the internet drivers onto my XPS 13?
Thanks in advance
 
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hang-the-9
Issue is that your XPS 13 only has USB3 ports, the base Windows 7 setup does not have USB3 drivers.

So, no USB device will work till you load the USB drivers using a USB drive which won't work since it's USB3 so you need a USB drive to load the drivers to get USB working which won't work since you need the drivers to see that USB drive to load the drivers... and so on, you see the issue here?

Since the BIOS sees the USB drives, make a Linux USB Live boot disk, copy your drivers onto that boot disk, boot off that USB stick, copy the drivers to the C: drive, reboot into the regular setup of Windows, run the drivers, get USB 3 ports working.
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Issue is that your XPS 13 only has USB3 ports, the base Windows 7 setup does not have USB3 drivers.

So, no USB device will work till you load the USB drivers using a USB drive which won't work since it's USB3 so you need a USB drive to load the drivers to get USB working which won't work since you need the drivers to see that USB drive to load the drivers... and so on, you see the issue here?

Since the BIOS sees the USB drives, make a Linux USB Live boot disk, copy your drivers onto that boot disk, boot off that USB stick, copy the drivers to the C: drive, reboot into the regular setup of Windows, run the drivers, get USB 3 ports working.
 
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