Yep. The most commonly used Windows OS refused to recognize and industry standard network controller.
He didn’t bother to find out if there was a problem with this hardware and any other 7 year old OS so we can’t possibly know where the problem was.
Well, considering that it worked pefectly with Linux Mint, it's not the hardware. What does that leave?
And then he lied about the general availability of driver disks to make his problem sound bigger.
No, he ran into a very common problem and pointed it out.
He had a fried system. He replaced it with a new system.
He installed his copy of XP and Surprise! no network.
Being a technical type, he knew to look on the CD. Many people with limited technical skill would not have.
On the other hand, Linux just worked.
QED. Linux is easier to install.
Tehre you go again ASSUMING it’s standard. 100% NOT PROVEN. Based on != uses a standard implementation.
STOP THE ASSUMPTIONS. All you’re managing to prove is that you hate MS and believe all faults are always their fault. We get it. Everything else you’ve got is assumptions based on your hatred.
Anybody that doesn’t know to look on the CD marked DRIVERS when a hardware wizard comes up and ASKS FOR THE DRIVER CD, is probably illiterate and shouldn’t be using computers anyway.