I have the FW16 driver bundle .exe on a fat32-formatted thumb drive. Now what?
Fire up windows, right click on the exe you downloaded, select 'run as administrator, and sit back. Took 5 minutes or so on my machine, so go get a cuppa while you wait.
It’s a new system. Installing windows fails because it needs internet access.
See this on how to bypass the internet requirement while setting up a new Windows install: [SOLVED] If no response from tech support, this is a $2,000 boat anchor - #19 by TheTRUEAsian
Thanks for the rescue!!