Windows 8 no devices installed correctly?

Creasing

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I posted this over on Microsoft answers. But no one answered, so I will paste it here
This is NOT plagerism. I wrote it.
Here is the proof: Windows 8 no devices installed correctly? - Microsoft Answers


So anyways, on to the question....


I have installed windows 8 via VMware so i do not completely mess up my windows 7 computer. It installed, but the internet never works and the sound doesn'tI ran a diagnostic to fixing the problem. The audio is muted and the internet has an X beside it.


When i hover over the audio icon, i get this message. "No audio output device is installed"
When I hover over the internet connection, i get this message. "No internet connections available"
I tried everything to get the internet to work. I bridged my internet access to the host computer (Windows 7), and tried LAN, and host only. Nothing worked.
When i checked Bridged, i checked the check box "Replicate physical network connection state" When just checking bridged failed.


So i tried re installing Windows 8 and I gave the installation drive 100 GB because i thought it didn't have enough space to install the drivers. Turns out that didn't work either.


I did not install Windows 8 Consumer Preview. I just installed Windows 8 release preview because I could not find the consumer preview download. And release preview takes a lot less time to download the iso.


I am running x64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate.


I have Windows XP Mode and the internet works completely fine on that virtual machine.
The internet on my windows 7 computer is completely fine also.


So here is the information:


Host Operating System (My Main Operating System) : Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
Operating System I Am Attempting To Run: Windows 8 Release Preview - Evaluation Copy - Build 8400
Program I Am Attempting To Run Windows 8 Release Preview On: VMware (I have already tried virtualbox and windows crashes for no reason)
Date downloaded: 6/10/2012
Downloaded version: Windows 8 Release Preview - English Version (x64)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard Company
    Memory
    4.00 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Hello Creasing, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Did you already install the VMware Tools from step 17 on in the tutorial below? This will be required to be installed before you will be able to share resources on the host.

VMware Player - Install Windows 8

Hope this helps for now,
Shawn

Okay, so i followed your instructions, and my sound surprisingly fixed. But in the middle of the installation of the drivers, My screen turns black. The screen then turns blue, and back to black. My mouse disappears and reappears as a loading cursor, then repeats. Is this supposed to happen?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard Company
    Memory
    4.00 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
It may just be connecting and installing devices from the host. If this doesn't stop after a bit, then shut down and restart the VM to see if this continues. Does your VM have a network connection now as well?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Wireless connection problem

Alright, so i followed one of the administrators tips to install windows 8.
Successfully, I got all of the drivers to work, except for the dreaded wireless connection error. :confused:

I tried going to PC Settings, but there was no option to turn on wireless. I seriously need help. Can somebody please help me?

I am using VMware to use Windows 8.



Update: I ran Windows Network Diagnostics and I got this message.
Windows did not detect a properly installed network adapter. If you have a network adapter, you will need to re-install the driver.
The problem is, I have no idea where my network adapter is, or even if I have one. Can someone please help me to reinstall the driver or fix the problem another way?
Thanks.

-Chris
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard Company
    Memory
    4.00 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
You might need to download the correct driver for your system on another machine then save it to a USB flash drive and install the driver from there.

You don't have any system specs listed so I can't help you find the driver.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
Alright well i got some system specs for both my windows 7 and windows 8 so here they are :)

Windows 7:
Processor: AMD E-450 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 1.65 GHz
Installed Memory(RAM): 4.00 GB (3.61 GB Usable)
System type: 64-bit Operating System
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)

If you need windows 8 system specs I will tell you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard Company
    Memory
    4.00 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
Not all the Win8 specs are needed just the network part.

If you have internet on your host (win7) then you only need to select or enable a proper ethernet controller the list in VMware, then start up the VM and see if it installs.

VMware needs access from your firewall as well (normally it should be allowed by default but it depends what AV/ firewall you have configured).

A screenshot from VMware Player:
netw.png
This should be ok. If you want a bridged adapter instead of NAT, it should also work.
Somewhere in the details section, there should be choice between some adapters (the default one from the Win7 installation settings should work fine).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
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