Windows 8 install - No internet.

Cemetary Gates · 10 Sep 2013 at 20:12

Hi all,

After having completed a new build and having installed windows 8 I am struggling to get an internet connection. After clicking troubleshooting I get the following message.....

"Windows could not detect a properly installed network adapter. If you have a network adapter, you will need to re-install the driver."

I have absolutely no idea what to do. I have googled various things to try and troubleshoot the problem but they all seem to lead to clicking on a network adapter icon and enabling. Unfortunately I cannot locate this in the places I am being told to go to. Any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

teppic · 10 Sep 2013 at 20:19

You need to install the Intel network driver:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=21642&lang=eng

bledd · 10 Sep 2013 at 20:19

Which motherboard do you have?

On another machine find out what network adapter it uses and download the driver for it (A Windows 7 driver should work if a Windows 8 one doesn't exist yet)

If (check first) it's a Realtek device, then use this..

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...n=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true

^Ignore that guy, only install the correct driver, might not be Intel.

teppic · 10 Sep 2013 at 20:21

'That guy' might already know he has a Gigabyte board with Intel networking.

Cemetary Gates · 10 Sep 2013 at 20:22

Hi all, and especially teppic!!

Its a Gigabyte Z87X-OC board. But I know that teppic is aware of this so will follow the link; and I assume that I can save the driver to a memory stick and transfer over. If I am wrong though just let me know.

many thanks again!

MissChief · 10 Sep 2013 at 21:55

Did the motherboard not come with a CD/DVD with drivers on it?

bledd · 10 Sep 2013 at 22:14

teppic said:
'That guy' might already know he has a Gigabyte board with Intel networking.

Doesn't say in the opening post

teppic · 10 Sep 2013 at 23:26

bledd. said:
Doesn't say in the opening post

Nope, but I knew the answer immediately or would have asked what he was using as you did

BuZ · 11 Sep 2013 at 09:52

Drivers are fully installed/up to date and are also the correct/compatible ones for your computer/motherboard and your CPU and your version of windows/bit OS?