• lightnsfw@reddthat.com
        1·
        2 年前

        I had a similar experience trying to install a m.2 drive in my win7 PC. It needed a hotfix to work but Microsoft had taken down the downloads so I ended up finding out it was in an update pack from I think Lenovo’s website and pulled it out of that.

      • 0x4E4F@infosec.pubOPEnglish
        65·
        2 年前

        To get it to work in Windows I literally had to go to a website that was only Chinese, download a zip file, and extract a dll that would then work when pointed to.

        It’s called manual driver install in Windows… pretty common with older hardware.

        • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
          41·
          2 年前

          Most of those just go over Windows Update now or work with a generic driver that comes with Windows. Only really obscure drivers need manual installation.

          • 0x4E4F@infosec.pubOPEnglish
            32·
            2 年前

            Agreed. Most drivers are found through Windows update.

            I guess I just have old hardware 🤷. My latest hardware is 9 years old… well, apart from my phone 😂.