Don't install Realtek update from Windows

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rcalzadilla

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I downloaded:
"Realtek-Network-Realtek RTL8168B8111B family PCI-E Gigabyte Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)"
And my IE7 couldn't open any internet pages.
Had to Restore to a previous point to get internet navigation again.
Any advise?
 

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Hello Rcalzadilla,

You should always install drivers directly from the manufacturer's website instead. ;)

Driver download link: Realtek

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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I have an onboard LAN.
 

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Rcalzadilla, did that driver help any? It's the one I use, and I have not had any problems with it.
 

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I am trying to find out what drivers for Realtek are already installed in my pc.
A search with Windows Explorer doesn't find it. I am new to Vista from Windows Prof XP where I could find things quickly.

Now I'm afraid to download this driver when my machine is working fine.
 

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Hit Windows-Break hotkey and click Device Manager. Right click on the network card, select properties then driver. It should give the driver date.

If it's working as fast as your hardware will go my advice is don't touch it. Just back your system up with an image backup program. I noticed when I tried to do a bunch of Windows updates at once, it backed off my network driver to an older version. Now I just do individual updates if I'm pretty sure they won't hose my machine(e.g. google for "update kbxxxx broke my pc" before installing!)
 

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Rcalzadilla, if your computer is running fine now as MilesAhead posted, then I would not bother installing it then.
 

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I just discovered how to get to the driver:
In Start Search type "Device Manager" to search, finds Device Manager and you left click on it and a window opens,
go down the list and find -Network Adapters and left click on it;
Right click Realtek...., window opens and select "Properties"; select Driver tab for driver info.
Or, Right click Realtek...., window opens and select "Update Driver Software" and goes to the internet to search and download update.

I couldn't help myself and let it download the update which is the exact name as in the Windows Update site.
Well, the same result: IE7 could not load any pages and had to Restore to previous point again.
 

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    6GB DDR3 Corsair SMS-1600 (2X3)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX260 896MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sceptre 20"
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    500GB SATA II 3.0GB 16MB 7200RPM
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    Cyber Power 800 Watt
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    Asetek Liquid for CPU only
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LOL, well I'm glad you got it working again afterwards.

The normal method is to download the 64-bit driver in the ZIP file from the link above, extract the files, and run the setup file to install the driver.
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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