Solved "Local Area Connection" missing in "Change adapter Settings".. Plz hlp

[vishalsahu]

"Local Area Connection" missing in "Change adapter Settings".. Plz hlp

I have to set up a Broadband connection. But Local Area connection icon is missing. Someone told "drivers" could be missing... I installed few. But the problem is as it was.. please guide me in this regards.. Thank you

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[mitchell65]

Hi and welcome to the Forum
Is the Broadband connection working OK?
Where are you looking for the icon? Can you post a screenshot of the location where you expect to see the LAN icon?

 

[vishalsahu]

Hi... Mitchell

I have shared the screen shot.. I m looking at "Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections"

 

[vishalsahu]

Here It is....

 

[vishalsahu]

I could Not set up the BroadBand Connection as I could not find LAN. However, I am connected to Internet via Wi-Fi

 

[mitchell65]

Have you got a LAN socket on the laptop? If you completed your system spes that would be helpful. What is the Model and number of you Dell laptop and did it come wih Windows 7 Ultimate pre installed?

 

[vishalsahu]

Yes, LAN socket is there. Its Dell Inspiron 1545.. Service tag number 5RPP3BS. OS was not Pre-installed . I Installed the OS 2 weeks ago , prior to this it had Home-premium

 

[mitchell65]

Yes, LAN socket is there. Its Dell Inspiron 1545.. Service tag number 5RPP3BS. OS was not Pre-installed . I Installed the OS 2 weeks ago , prior to this it had Home-premium

So it seems that the LAN is not being recognised. It may be you have a corrupt copy of Win 7 Ultimate. Where did your copy come from?

 

[vishalsahu]

Owww , I suppose It Could be Possible. Its Downloaded from unknown Source. Do you Suggest installing a different copy?

Thank you Mitchell

 

[mitchell65]

Then I guess the Licence key for the Ultimate version arrived via the same uknown source. If that is so then on your confirmation of this i will post details of how to do a complete clean install of your copy of Windows 7! Let me know!

 

[vishalsahu]

Yes Mitchell.. It is so.. Please help

 

[vishalsahu]

Yes.. it is so.. Please Guide me

 

[Kari]

Your screenshots show quite clearly that the only network adapter installed is the WLAN adapter. You need to install the drivers for your LAN / Ethernet network adapter.

According to Dell Support the Dell Inspiron 1545 has the Marvell 88E80XX 10/100 Ethernet Controller. You can download it's driver here: Driver Details | Dell US

Seems to be the same driver for both 32 and 64 bit Windows 7.

Kari

 

[mitchell65]

Yes Mitchell.. It is so.. Please help

So it apprears that you are using pirated software! That is likely to get you banned from this Forum and I would be in trouble also for assisting you!
The download has likely installed all sorts of malware, trojans and lots of other nasties that are destined to cause you trouble for ever and a day. The fact that you willingly installed this software indicate to me that you are not what might be termed an expert user, more an average user perhaps. This being so there iss no advantage to you of Windows Ultimate over Windows Home Premium. What particular aspect of the Ultimate version did you think you needed that was not available in the Home Premium version?
Anyway as I think your laptop is now probably quite messed up my suggestion is as follows:
Download and save to a USB stick or CD the driver for your LAN card. This can be found on the Dell site using your tag number. (It is shown in the Post by Kari above)
Locate the Licence Key for your pre installed copy of Windows Home Premium which is on a sticker somewhere on your laptop (it might be necessary to remove the battery, often that's where the sticker is)
Next if you have access to another PC copy the following link to that PC.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html#post1839164
If you haven't got access to another PC then you will need to print out the Guide by Gregrocker. Read the guide until you have a full understanding of it, if you have any doubts at all however small post your question on this Forum and it will be answered. Gregrocker often picks these up, I will and if necessary I will ask Gregrocker to look at it. If you follow all the instructions very carefully you will finish up with a perfect install of Windows 7 Home Premium, it will be legal, you will be able to remain a member of this most useful Forum and will have a Laptop that I guarantee will work 10 times better than the same Laptop with an illegal copy of Windows Ultimate!
When you are ready to start I would download Dariks Boot and Nuke from here:
Darik's Boot And Nuke | Hard Drive Disk Wipe and Data Clearing
and use that to clean your hard drive. That will get rid of all the nasties!
Will leave you decide what you want to do but if you remain with the illegal software then be prepared to get banned from this Forum.
Perhaps if you agree to remove the Ultimate version the Forum Admin will allow you to continue with memebrship.
BTW if you take my advice and follow Gregs tutorial don't spoil the new installation by installing uTorrent, you don't need it!

 

[vishalsahu]

Thank you... Mitchell and Kari.. I will do as suggested. I appreciate the kindness.

 

[vishalsahu]

Your screenshots show quite clearly that the only network adapter installed is the WLAN adapter. You need to install the drivers for your LAN / Ethernet network adapter.

According to Dell Support the Dell Inspiron 1545 has the Marvell 88E80XX 10/100 Ethernet Controller. You can download it's driver here: Driver Details | Dell US

Seems to be the same driver for both 32 and 64 bit Windows 7.

Kari

I have already tried this Kari.. it doesn't seem to help. The Installation of the above mentioned driver get completed with ease , but making no change to the situation.

 

[mitchell65]

I have already tried this Kari.. it doesn't seem to help. The Installation of the above mentioned driver get completed with ease , but making no change to the situation.

It won't, your LAN is not being recognised due to corrupt files in the downloaded OS software!!!! Plus the likelyhood of much malware. Forget trying to put your Ultimate version right, you wont succeed. Just confirm that you are taking the legal route!

 

[gregrocker]

Why would you use an illegal copy of Win7 to install a higher version which is the exact same OS and only offers a few extra expensive features that 90% of consumers don't need?

You must act now to use the the installer provided in Step 1 of Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 to reinstall your licensed version. Delete all partitions during install to create New for install, except the Dell OEM Tools partition which allows the Diagnostics to run from boot - you can even run it first to make sure: Dell Diagnostics Utility - How to Run the

Keep plugged into your modem or router by ethernet cable and the installer should issue the driver during install and start up connected so you can do all rounds of IMportant and Optional Windows Updates, after enabling Automatically get recommended drivers and updates for your hardware (Step 3). Then any drivers still missing in Device Manager can be found on the Dell Support Downloads webpage for your model.

We will help you do this but you only have this one chance to act now as the Moderators will ban you from the forums otherwise for being a thief.

 

[mitchell65]

vishalsahu
Just one point before you go any further, Have we established that the LAN connection was working before you installed the new (Illegal) Operating System?

 

[vishalsahu]

vishalsahu
Just one point before you go any further, Have we established that the LAN connection was working before you installed the new (Illegal) Operating System?

Yes , Mitchell it was alright before I messed up my System (unintentional ). I am taking a backup before i proceed further. But Can I ask Something... Is deleting partitions(wiping) necessary??