Realtek PCIe drivers not found - Windows 7 (downgraded from 8)

[Brian6121990]

It has been a long time since posted on these forums. I don't know what has changed, but i am back.
I am very rusted on repairing and troubleshooting computers. I guess my experiences have worn out.

Anyways, my mother has a computer she bought from Walmart and was preinstalled with Windows 8. I've managed to downgrade to Windows 7. Now the problem is, i can't seem to get or find the correct network adapter driver. I want to install the driver so i can use Windows 7 software to locate other drivers automatically.

My mother's computer is HP 110-023wb

Any help would be very appreciated! I thought i can do this as i did in the past, but this is now a problem i lost experience with.

A 3rd party software says it is a Realtek Semiconductor RTL8101 PCIe Fast Ethernet Adapter.

So i assume that is the driver name. I tried searching but no prevail.

I installed Windows 7 and no drivers were installed. Can't install because of no "internet connection". Yes, the ethernet is plugged in and my service is available as i am currently typing from my Macbook Pro as we speak. And playing Destiny. Multitasking here. Anyways, help is appreciated.

 

[oscer1]

hi, post the hardware id's

might find it hard to find the drivers if the computer was shipped with win 8. not all computer can be downgraded

 

[Brian6121990]

Hardware IDs?

 

[townsbg]

HP has no 7 drivers for that model. That's a potential problem with downgrading the OS. Software & driver downloads HP 110-023w Desktop PC | HP® Support Although you should get drivers from HP you can try drivers from realtek. http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...d=7&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false If that doesn't work the only thing that you can do is to get a new wireless device.

 

[Brian6121990]

HP has no 7 drivers for that model. That's a potential problem with downgrading the OS. Software & driver downloads HP 110-023w Desktop PC | HP® Support The only thing that you can do is to get a new wireless device.

So...am i pretty much screwed here? =/
I erased every partition from Windows 8 just to instal 7.

 

[townsbg]

HP has no 7 drivers for that model. That's a potential problem with downgrading the OS. Software & driver downloads HP 110-023w Desktop PC | HP® Support The only thing that you can do is to get a new wireless device.

So...am i pretty much screwed here? =/
I erased every partition from Windows 8 just to instal 7.

Not exactly. There is the realtek driver and you can get an another card if that doesn't work. Glad to see another mac user on here.

 

[oscer1]

Hardware IDs?

Open the Device Manager
Right Click on the Device in question
Properties
Details Tab


In Win7 the VEN_ #### and DEV_#### is located under Hardware ID

 

[Brian6121990]

hardware ids?

open the device manager
right click on the device in question
properties
details tab


in win7 the ven_ #### and dev_#### is located under hardware id

pci\ven_10ec&dev8136&subsys_2afb103c&rev_07

 

[maxie]

Try the Driver in the Link below ...


REALTEK - Download driver for RTL8101E and Windows 7 64bit

 

[Brian6121990]

Try the Driver in the Link below ...


REALTEK - Download driver for RTL8101E and Windows 7 64bit

I downloaded the file...but what do i do with it? There isn't a setup file. Just dll, sys, cat, inf, and DLL files. Along with a txt file. Same in both 32 and 64 bit folders. =/

 

[maxie]

Select your Network Adapter right click on it Update Driver ... Then point Windows to the path of the Folder where the Driver is and Select rt64Win7

 

[oscer1]

point windows to the inf file through device manager

post at same time

 

[Arc]

A 3rd party software says it is a Realtek Semiconductor RTL8101 PCIe Fast Ethernet Adapter.

It is a MacBook Pro as the system specs say? I am not very aware of Mac's hardware. Upload your MSINFO32.nfo file.

1. Click on the start button
2. Type "msinfo32" (without quotes) in the search bar of the start menu, click the resulting link. It will open the System Information window.
3. File>Save. In the "File Name" filed, put "MSINFO32" (without Quote), give the save location to desktop, and click the "save" button.
4. Give the time for processing, it will save a .nfo file on your desktop.
5. Zip it, and upload it following the instruction.

It will let us know about your network chip, and the appropriate driver required.

 

[Brian6121990]

A 3rd party software says it is a Realtek Semiconductor RTL8101 PCIe Fast Ethernet Adapter.

It is a MacBook Pro as the system specs say? I am not very aware of Mac's hardware. Upload your MSINFO32.nfo file.

1. Click on the start button
2. Type "msinfo32" (without quotes) in the search bar of the start menu, click the resulting link. It will open the System Information window.
3. File>Save. In the "File Name" filed, put "MSINFO32" (without Quote), give the save location to desktop, and click the "save" button.
4. Give the time for processing, it will save a .nfo file on your desktop.
5. Zip it, and upload it following the instruction.

It will let us know about your network chip, and the appropriate driver required.

It's not my macbook pro, its my mom's pc. It's an HP.

 

[maxie]

Still got Problems ? ...

 

[Brian6121990]

Still got Problems ? ...

It turns out, one of the files i have downloaded, i did the manual search for drivers and it worked. The link you gave me didn't work. file was unable to be used. But i managed to get it working. I forgot i can manually search for drivers.

Thanks

 

[maxie]

Most welcome .. The main thing is you got it working

 

[oscer1]

Good job