Reformat and having internet trouble :|

Technology and Gaming Help and Support
#1

Hi guys, i hate dealing with these problems, but here goes.

Recently reinstalled windows 7 on my other pc (studio xps 8100), reinstalled some drivers (bear with me dells driver reinstallation cd is a piece of shit) and usually when ive done this before ill plug in the ethernet straight in the back and vwola! but no, its not happening this time.

Any suggesstion would be nice :expressionless: just a bit stuck for ideas at the moment.

Itd usually sort itself out install new drivers, drivers installed your good to go.

(tried usb method on homehub and that doesnt want to work either, and the drivers folder i point at with the drivers, cant find the nessecary driversā€¦)

#2

Does yours have two ethernet jacks? Could try both. (happened to me once)

Especially surprising because Windows 7 is supposed to be able to detect network cards on its own, even without a driver. See if you can uninstall the custom driver, and let Windows 7 auto-detect it.

#3

are you sure the drivers are for Seven and not for XP?

#4

I got a bluescreen trying to install a video driver with compatibility mode for xp, while i was running 7.

#5

You DONT install XP drivers on 7. Under no circumstance. Compatibility mode is not for that.

#6

Update, im first system restoring it to the first drive update i did,

Reason for restore besides trying to help existing problem. my computer has been making a kind of click noise everytime i click on a file ie my pictures.

Only have the one ethernet and its on the I/O panel so no dude

[COLOR=ā€˜Redā€™]EDIT Did not work and now im faced with this annoying click sound everytime i click on a folder to open it.

#7

No, i realized that :stuck_out_tongue:

#8

Control Panelā€“>Sounds and Audioā€“>sound tabā€“>scrool down to Windows Explorer section, and highlight start navigation, then select ā€œNoneā€ from the dropdown list.

On the original topic now: was this a reinstall of windows 7 or your previous OS was a different one (XP)?

#9

its a reinstall, came with 7 only had 7.

#10

have you uninstalled the Dell drivers? If so, what happens when you plug the network card, does a message pop up or something?

#11

if your talking about network card there isnt one, its motherboard intergrated. i dont know how i would go about removing dell drivers for the area i wish.

#12

right click on ā€œMy Computerā€ā€“> Properties --> Device Manager --> Network adapters (or something like that-- >expand the list --> right click on the device --> Properties --> Drivers --> uninstall

First please check what brand of adapter youā€™ve got (Iā€™ve got Realtek).

just to be curious, where are you typing this from?

#13

Ie, yes i did that earlier, via the usb method of the router.

Im on an ancient dell dimension 3000, yes, using the same router.

i got a pentium 4 fujitsu siemens, ^, studio xps 8100, and one im buidling myself which is about Ā£1200 :slight_smile: lol. :smiley:

EDIT : the 8100 only cost me Ā£680, i did it through an agent of dell, and he threw in an optical drive, Ā£20, and mouse and keyboard combo worth Ā£35. not knowing to jack the price up, now itll cost you Ā£863 - despite the fact there now shipping them with a downgraded GPU and only two choice of premium or ultimate of windows 7. bastards. in total itll cost you about Ā£900

#14

Iā€™m sorry, what? I couldnā€™t understand this at all. whatā€™s the usb method of the router?

#15

Sorry i rushed it, bt homehub has ethernet ports x 2 usb(a) x 1 and usb(b). (b) same connection as a printer cable with a kind of square shapped male fitting.

#16

BT Homehub is like a router? Maybe your problem lies in the routerā€™s drivers instead.

Try to be more specific with your answers so that I understand everything and help you.

#17

yes, it IS a router, no the problem is within the pc not the router, i use the same port for xbox live aswell. thats for the ethernet option (preffered choice) the router is in working order.

#18

have you done this yet? I didnā€™t understand your answer the first time.

#19

Yes

#20

Whatā€™s the brand of the network adapter?

Founded in 2004, Leakfree.org became one of the first online communities dedicated to Valveā€™s Source engine development. It is more famously known for the formation of Black Mesa: Source under the 'Leakfree Modification Team' handle in September 2004.