Trying to repair Satellite A105-S4201 (driver/software issue)

I have been fixing a friend's laptop that had about 83 viruses on it, and ended up having to reinstall windows in order to get it to boot properly. I rebuilt a windows install disk using the I386 folder provided on her hard drive.
Everything checked out and windows activated seemlessly, but I am in fact still having a problem. The toshiba website does not seem to have the correct drivers or software for this product, as the following devices are still in need of a proper driver, according to my device manager:
-Modem Device on High Definition Audio Bus
-SM Bus Controller
-Video Controller
-Video Controller (VGA Compatible)
the provided video driver fails to install, saying that there was no suitable device (was an nvidia driver on the site...prob doesnt even run on an nvidia card). The audio does not seem to work either. The last issue is that the media keys do not function properly. Is there some sort of driver source that can fill me in on these loose gaps? Been wrecking my mind for hours and im about to stroke out and tell her to buy some recovery cds.
Message Edited by dreamstate83 on 01-02-2009 02:28 AM

Updates! I now have every device in device manager matched up with appropriate drivers. The only issue remaining is with the keyboards extended functionality, including the media keys and the Functions for the f key row (such as increase/decrease brightness). Where is the software/drivers i need for this?

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I was surprised he did it, but, I suspect I had a BDO before that, can't remember.
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[TEST ATI and GEFORCE|http://www.clubic.com/carte-graphique/carte-graphique-nvidia/geforce-400-series/article-363820-3-test-nvidia-geforce-gt-420m.html]
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