Help with boot camp PLEASE

I bought windows 7 earlier installed everything but the problem is my mac did not bring the mac os x dvd/cd so i installed the update 3.0 and 3.1 and 3.2 and i still cant use the internet and im still missing driviers can any one help me out what im missing this is my first time doing this. I tried downloading the the windows support software for the mac but a error comes out.

Ouch.
Torrents can have anything, and could come from an OEM disc which are designed only for one motherboard. A retail OS X DVD has uninversal set.
Sometimes people do need to use wired connection and get network chipset drivers. W/o network, you can't be running and getting updates automatically, hence would not be anywhere near current.
Windows 7 SP1 is 700MB plus more that came out since.
Antivirus is a must, whether Microsoft's own Security Essentials which I use on most, or Kasperky (which I also have installed) or another major suite. Apple just published a list and links in today's "Recent Knowledge Base Changes and Updates."
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=articles

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    Message was edited by: Pyrojoe

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