Help - Windows 7 reinstall mistake

My HP Pavilion G Series laptop went haywire and I decided to reinstall Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit. However, after a full reinstall, I have lost ALL of my programs. I can't even get on the internet via wireless. Please help!

Hi:
When you reinstall an operating system, you lose all of your programs.
If you just installed windows 7 "over" the previous W7 installation that was there, then windows 7 created a windows.old folder.
If that was the original HP installation, unless you removed the folder, there is a SWSetup folder in the Windows.old folder that contains sub folders with all of the program installation files that came with your notebook. Click on the folders inside the SWSetup folder and you can reinstall the programs that came with your notebook.
You can also retrieve all of your personal files in the windows.old folder and copy them to the new W7 installation in their respective places (documents, music, photos, etc.).
Then copy the SWSetup folder to a portable hard drive for safekeeping.
If there is no SWSetup folder and you want the programs that came with your PC, then you will need to order a set of recovery disks for your specific model.
If you post the hardware ID for the Network Controller listed under the Other Devices category in the device manager, I will post the link to the wireless driver you need.
If you do not know where to find that information, please read the guide at the link below.
http://www.wikihow.com/Find-Hardware-ID

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