No internet connection

dww400 · 14 Jan 2009

I just recently windows 7 on a partition with xp on the same computer.( HP a330n ) There is no internet connection. the error message is.. "Windows did not detect a properly installed network adapter. If you have a network adapter you need to reinstall the driver."

I tried installing the latest driver and the vista driver and it says ' the best driver for my device is already installed. "

I think i need to get a vista driver for an old NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller on XP somehow, so windows 7 gets on line.
The mother board is asus A7N8X-LA.

echrada · 14 Jan 2009

Have you tried this driver and run it in Compatibility with Vista mode

NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Adapter 2.3.2 free download - CNET Asia

garysgold · 14 Jan 2009

Hello dww400,

Welcome to the forums.

Have you tried installing the driver in compatibility mode (vista if a vista driver) and as administrator. In case you don't know how: Compatibility Mode

Also you can try going into device manager and uninstalling the present driver, then update driver and point to the new driver.

Please keep us informed.

Gary

Too fast for me, echrada. :)

dww400 · 14 Jan 2009

I deleted the old driver then restarted. Then i set the compatibility mode of the new driver (nforce_5.10_winXP2000_whql_english ) doubled clicked it and it installed to C/nvidia\nforcewin2kxp\5.10\. Then i get the error message 'windows has encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device. The device can not start.
I looked and the driver is back or installed it just dont work.

Bare Foot Kid · 14 Jan 2009

Hello dww400, welcome to Se7en Forums!

Are you trying to install that driver to your 32-bit XP, or your 64-bit Windows 7?

Later

Ted

dww400 · 14 Jan 2009

32-bit XP

dww400 · 14 Jan 2009

That driver didn't work either, so i reinstalled the one that was in there. (see the next post) The funny thing is that the exe. i used as the install was version 5.1.0 but it installs as version 4.10.01.0416. I'm thinking that indicates the adapter or mother board has reached its limitations.

garysgold · 14 Jan 2009

Sorry dww400. Thought you were trying to install in 7 since this is the 7 forum. From what you said above it sounded like you installed 7 and then couldn't connect to the net in 7. Can you connect to the net in XP? Could you connect to the net in XP before you installed 7?

Gary

dww400 · 14 Jan 2009

everything on the Xp side works good

garysgold · 14 Jan 2009

Then you don't need to install the driver in XP you need to install it in Seven. You can't use the same 32 bit driver that you loaded into XP if you are trying to get seven x64 working. Are you sure that the version of seven you have is x64? If not, you can check this (in 7) by going to control panel/all items/system. It will say under system if it is 32 or 64 bit. Then you need to find a Vista driver that matches. You can't install a 32 bit driver on a 64 bit OS or vice versa.

Please keep us posted.

Gary