No Network Driver (Fresh OS install)

[Omega472]

So, I recently re-installed Windows 7 Ultimate on a laptop, and upon finishing re-install (and adding personalized backgrounds, obviously) I tried connecting to the internet to download my preferred browser, however I found that I had no internet connection. Went to diagnostics, found out I have no internet drivers. at all. or something. Tried downloading this to no avail (read on a support forum somewhere that might help)

tl;dr I have a fresh Windows 7 64 bit install. I have no network drivers. Help please!

Edit: If anyone has any familiarity with a good Linux OS, I'd be willing to reinstall to that. After checking online a bit more it looks like the Windows 7 issue is pretty much global.

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