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Network Adapter Driver is missing, cant connect to internet.
Hello,
The network adapter driver is reported missing by windows on my Acer M5630 desktop running Windows 7 32bit and i cannot connect to the internet (using another computer for this).
I am using a Ethernet cable connected to a router which also has 3 other Ethernet ports that are working fine (have other devices plugged into those), as well as wireless that is working fine with my laptop and kindle. Also, there is no Network Adapter category listed in the Device Manager and some "Multimedia controller" & "Multimedia Video controller" items listed under Other Devices with yellow exclamation points.
This problem started after i plugged in an iPhone and it auto installed its drivers, i did what i needed to do with it, and then the problem started next time i turned on the computer. Now after turning the desktop on and not being able to connect, i try to shut down with the windows button, it enters a shutdown-reboot cycle until i do a hard shutdown. Previously, it was starting up into this shutdown-reboot cycle too, and i could only start in safe mode, but that problem seems to have fixed it's self.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.