Windows xp connecting internet problems

Uninstall the network adapter driver and restart. Windows will automatically install the latest driver. Consider this approach if your network connection stopped working properly after a recent update. Before uninstalling, make sure you have drivers available as a backup. Select Search on the taskbar, type Device Manager , and then select Device Manager from the list of results. Expand Network adapters , and locate the network adapter for your device.

After your PC restarts, Windows will automatically look for and install the network adapter driver. Check to see if that fixes your connection problem. If Windows doesn't automatically install a driver, try to install the backup driver you saved before uninstalling. Check if your network adapter is compatible with the latest Windows Update. If you lost your network connection immediately after upgrading to or updating Windows 11, it's possible that the current driver for your network adapter was designed for a previous version of Windows.

To check, try temporarily uninstalling the recent Windows Update:. Select the Start button, then enter settings. If uninstalling the most recent update restores your network connection, check to see if an updated driver is available:. To learn how to hide updates, see Hide Windows Updates or driver updates.

If you could successfully install updated drivers for your network adapter, then reinstall the latest updates. To do this, select the Start button, then enter settings. Using network reset should be the last step you try. This can help solve connection problems you might have after upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows It can also help to fix the problem where you can connect to the internet, but can't connect to shared network drives. Network reset removes any network adapters you have installed and the settings for them.

After your PC restarts, any network adapters are reinstalled, and the settings for them are set to the defaults. Network reset might set each one of your known network connections to a public network profile. In a public network profile, your PC is not discoverable to other PCs and devices on the network, which can help make your PC more secure. Under Network profile type , select Private. Wi-Fi adapter manufacturers might have different advanced settings you can change based on your network environment or connection preferences.

In Device Manager, select Network adapters , and then double-click the network adapter name. Select the Advanced tab and look for a Wireless Mode setting. Windows uses the Wi-Fi profile to save the settings that are needed to connect to a Wi-Fi network. These settings include the network security type, key, network name SSID , and so on. To fix this, remove or "forget" the network connection, then reconnect to the network.

When you forget a network connection, it removes the Wi-Fi network profile from your PC. Select Wi-Fi , then select Manage known networks. Afterwards, select the Wi-Fi icon on the taskbar and try to reconnect to the network to renew the network connection. For more info, see Wi-Fi problems and your home layout. There may be additional troubleshooting steps you can try, depending on which symptoms you're having. To view these steps, check out Wi-Fi connection icons and what they mean.

Setting up a wireless network. How to find your wireless network password. Analyze the wireless network report. Wi-Fi tools and apps. Make a Wi-Fi network public or private in Windows. Afterwards, see if a Wi-Fi network you recognize and trust appears in the list of networks.

Under Change your network settings , select Network troubleshooter. In the search box on the taskbar, type Command prompt. In the search box on the taskbar, type Device Manager , and then select Device Manager from the list of results. If you lost your network connection immediately after upgrading or updating Windows 10, it's possible that the current driver for your network adapter was designed for a previous version of Windows.

This can help solve connection problems you might have after upgrading from a previous version of Windows to Windows Under Network profile , select Private. Afterwards, select the Wi-Fi icon on the taskbar and try to reconnect to the desired network to renew the network connection. Check for additional symptoms for the "No internet connection" icon.

Make a Wi-Fi network public or private in Windows Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, select Settings , then select the Network icon. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then select Settings. Select the Network icon, and then select Hidden network. The network will be added to your list of networks and will be available to connect to when your computer is in range of the network. To connect to the network, follow these steps:. Open Connect to a Network by selecting the network icon in the notification area.

Select Unnamed Network , select Connect , and then type the network information. The network will be added to your list of networks and will be available to connect to in the future when your computer is in range of the network.. Let Windows try to help you fix the problem. Try running the Network troubleshooter to see if it can diagnose and fix the problem. Select the Start button, start typing Network problems , and then select Identify and repair network problems in the list.

The Network Troubleshooter mentioned above can help diagnose and fix common connection problems. After using that, try running the network commands below because the combination of doing these two things can help you get connected. Select the Start button, start typing cmd , right-click Command Prompt in the list, select Run as Administrator , and then select Yes.

At the command prompt, run the following commands in the listed order and then check to see if that fixes your connection problem:. This helps create a new connection to your Internet service provider ISP. So if you unplug the modem and lights stay on, remove the battery from the modem. If it is, contact your ISP. At the command prompt, type ipconfig. Look for the IP address listed next to Default gateway. For example, The result should be something like this: Reply from Try using the Network Adapter troubleshooter to automatically find and fix some problems.

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Thanks so much. See if this fixed it. Let us know? If they have either a red or yellow mark over them then you have found the problem but I would be surprised as you have managed to get a response to ipconfig. Right click on the network device and look at the properties - click on the driver tab and then driver details.

Look at the drivers list and the provider - which should not show Microsoft as their drivers often cause trouble. If they are MS, you will have to locate the latest set for the device or reinstall them from the motherboard CD if you still have it. Let us. Albert, thanks for these ideas. It's not been preset. The ethernet driver is Microsoft-supplied, but since it's not changed I don't know why it would suddenly give me problems.

Also, the wireless card driver is from the company, and I'm getting the same problem whether I plug directly into the ethernet or whether I use wireless Is there a way to download drivers onto another machine, put them on a USB, and transfer them?

Dont worry about the DNS servers - it will work as it is. The drivers might have been changed by an update and you should change the 3Com drivers if you can, You can download the drivers and save them to a flash drive without problem - go to the 3Com site and download the drivers from there and save instead of run the file. Thanks again for the idea.

I re-installed the wireless card software including driver this morning and had a few blissful minutes of internet access -- long enough to update some virus software, and then it disappeared again.

Or, more accurately, after I re-started my computer the connection went wonky and then gave me a "Limited or no connectivity" message. So I had a moment in the sun and now I'm backed to stumped. I am currently trying to download the driver for the ethernet controller. I have had no luck finding the driver on the 3com website -- even in their archive, I turn up nothing -- but the driverguide website has turned up some possible hits. I'm just not sure which of the three I found there is the right one.

As far as Driver versions go, should I pick the newest-sounding one the highest number? Or the number closest to what I currently have? Thanks for that idea, CCT. That seems to be the same file name although very different file size of one I have just recently tried, and that didn't appear to help. I've tried two new drivers so far and I will try this one you've suggested, CCT , and neither has changed anything: when I plug into an ethernet cord I still get the message saying I am connected and the connection is good, but I cannot actually get online or surf the web, etc.

That is, if I ping a good IP number, I tend to get fine replies -- 4 packets sent, 4 received, none lost, etc. But if I try to ping yahoo or google, it doesn't recognize the name? Cut and paste this to Notepad and save as Flush.

Got a fix! CCT and Albert, Thanks for all your help and advice. I ended up getting a fix from the ISP technician, who came out to examine the modem and then nicely checked my computer. It turns out that it did have something to do with the DNS staying locked on the same two addresses.

He went deep into some folders I know not where and removed some WinSock2 info, and did some other magic, and lo and behold, the DNS now is set to automatically find addresses rather than fixed on two addresses, as it was previously. Does this make any sense? Can either of you help me understand what he did and what it all means? Thanks again for all the help along the way.