Network Driver Problem on Startup  


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    Network Driver Problem on Startup


    I have a Realtek network card on my HP desktop running Windows 7 and every time I start up the computer or restart it, the driver doesn't work for the network card. I have to go into device manager and disable the driver and then enable it and then it starts working.

    How can I fix this?
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    Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), OSX 10.6
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    Hi chs5056,

    Welcome to SevenForums. We'll need your System Specs in order to help you. Please fill them out as completely as possible.

    Cheers,

    Walker
    Windows Outreach Team
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    Ok I updated my Specs
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    Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), OSX 10.6
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    Thanks. Two more questions: Are you running Windows 7 32-bit, or 64-bit? And is your Realtek NIC an upgrade or factory?

    Cheers,

    Walker
    Windows Outreach Team
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    I am running in 64 and it is factory

    Thanks,
    Chris
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    Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), OSX 10.6
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    This should be the driver you need: Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC HP Pavilion dv7-1035em Entertainment Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English) (nevermind the dv7 part for now - your desktop's page doesn't even have 64-bit drivers)

    But if that doesn't work, you may want to post in this thread where it seems others have been having issues with the same NIC in Win7 x64: Realtek RTL8168C(P)/811C(P) 64-bit Windows 7 Drivers in Windows Update do NOT work

    Let me know how that works.

    Cheers,

    Walker
    Windows Outreach Team
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