ethernet port dead after full windows 7 install

[funcrew]

On a Dell desktop with pre-installed W7, due to a bad HD, I bought and installed a full retail version of W7. Now the ethernet port is dead. Any advice on how to introduce the operating system and the ethernet port?

Many thanks - Tim

 

[zigzag3143]

Have you gone to support.dell.com and downloaded the most recent lan driver?

 

[Katanyavich]

Yes, that's where I'd start.....

 

[shmO]

They are right, I had just ran a fresh install of windows on my laptop last night the ethernet port didnt work so I just downloaded the drivers to a USB thumb drive and installed them didnt have any issues from there. Hope it helps? If not let us know?

 

[funcrew]

Good information - thanks for the replies. I'm getting an error though when downloading the files:

Dell Driver Download Manager: Server unavailable, please try again later.

Any ideas?

 

[kegobeer]

Don't use the download manager - just download each file separately.

 

[funcrew]

Beautiful, the port works now. Nice to not have to use wireless two feet away.

Many thanks to all for your guidance!

 

[DocBrown]

You might want to run Windows Update several times to make sure it gets all the latest updates

 

[shmO]

You might want to run Windows Update several times to make sure it gets all the latest updates

^^^ Make sure you update windows like he had mentioned. I had to install 90 updates after a fresh install of windows on my laptop. Glad everything worked out for you mate. Thanks for the update.