Windows Update down or wat? (Tryin to get LAN Card drivers)

[Seanr]

I got a HP Pavilion m8530f from my cousin. It had bad ram, I replaced it and threw Windows 7 on there (it originally came with Vista). Everything works fine except the integrated Lan port, seems to need drivers or something.
Network adapters didnt even show up until I just installed Easy Tether with my android. No drivers are on HP's site... or realtek which seems to be the manufacturer for the card. I got the bright idea to maybe check Windows Update while I have the desktop tethered to the but i'm getting this message.

Windows Update error 80072ee2

If you receive Windows Update error 80072ee2 while checking for updates, the Windows Update servers might be experiencing an unusually high number of requests for updates. Close Windows Update, wait 10 to 15 minutes, and then run Windows Update again. You can also wait for Windows Update to run at its next scheduled time.

If you continue to receive error 80072ee2, you might need to add some Windows Update website addresses to your firewall's exceptions or "allow" list.

To add the Windows Update websites to a firewall exceptions list
Windows Firewall ships with this version of Windows and should already include these sites in the exceptions list. If you use a different firewall, refer to the software publisher's help to see how to add these websites to your firewall exceptions list:

http://*.update.microsoft.com

https://*.update.microsoft.com

http://download.windowsupdate.com

can anyone help me?

i can't figure out where to make those exceptions or if im having trouble because i'm tethered.. although i didnt think that would matter

[Furtwangler]

tethering may block the protocols/ports that windows update uses (possibly). The other thing is that your network drivers may be bundled in your motherboard so you're best off going to HP's website and getting all the drivers they have listed there. Also make sure it's enabled in the BIOS

[Seanr]

they dont have the drivers for windows 7 64bit version :/, ill check the bios I guess, my next option would be to buy a PCI-e Lan card right?

[Cheerios]

You can try to install drivers from previous Windows versions like Vista 64

I helped upgrade a friend's pc from XP to Vista and I had to use XP drivers from the support site because the site only included Software drivers, so there is a possibility that it will work for you as well.

Another route would involve trying to install device drivers from C:\Windows\System32 (just point the Driver location to that folder, don't go digging through subfolders). If that doesn't work, then a NIC would be the easiest way.

[Seanr]

thats the first thing I tried and it gave me an error. I ill try it again, but it's not even showing up under the device manager as an unknown .. it says Other Devices > Coprocessor or some shit like that