Formatted Computer cannot connect to internet?

[feldgrun]

Did you get the driver files on the Flashdrive or did you get the sites downloader file ? You need to get the driver files on the Flash drive, then open up the Flash drive and move onto the computer or if the Device Manager will do it from the Flash Drive . For example : In Device Manager, when you right click the network card and have it install from your computer , it should get it from where you put it ; documents, desktop, or pull it from the Flash Drive .

It was the File Viewer (1.5mg). I'll try with the 3meg download.

 

[Yard Dog]

Realtek Try Realtek site here.

 

[feldgrun]

Realtek Try Realtek site here.

Download was easy--transferred to thumbdrive. Took to computer, copied to desktop, but not sure how to install--lots of folders containing files, and some ask if I want to use the internet to find a program to install.

 

[Yard Dog]

Go back to Device Manager, and right click the networking driver and click the update driver, it should then give you the option of installing from a location on the computer, steer it towards the driver files you put on desktop, it should show you choices , you want the one for your networking card Realtek RTL8168/8111 Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0) . see if you see this , if so, that is the one you want.

 

[feldgrun]

Go back to Device Manager, and right click the networking driver and click the update driver, it should then give you the option of installing from a location on the computer, steer it towards the driver files you put on desktop, it should show you choices , you want the one for your networking card Realtek RTL8168/8111 Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0) . see if you see this , if so, that is the one you want.

It worked great, thanks!

Any advice on what type of anti-virus/spyware to use to keep that computer from being clogged up by the kids?

 

[Yard Dog]

Yeppers, I and many on this Forum use the free of Microsoft Security Essentials, and Malwarebytes Antimalware , free version, ( i use paid ) and Super Anti Spyware free, WinPatrol, Spyware Blaster, Wot add on plugin for your Browser . Now that you are back online, make sure to get all Microsoft Updates that are applicable for your programs you have installed

 

[feldgrun]

Yeppers, I and many on this Forum use the free of Microsoft Security Essentials, and Malwarebytes Antimalware , free version, ( i use paid ) and Super Anti Spyware free, WinPatrol, Spyware Blaster, Wot add on plugin for your Browser . Now that you are back online, make sure to get all Microsoft Updates that are applicable for your programs you have installed

Thanks again, your knowledge and advice has saved me a lot of time!

 

[Yard Dog]

Your most welcome, other users had indicated the issue, i was just around to walk you through it, which was my pleasure to do.