Windows 7 no ethernet icon

To direct Windows to automatically detect and install network adapters for you, follow these steps:. Check to see whether your networking icons appear.

If this method worked for you, you are finished with this article. However, you might want to read the " Prevention tips " section to learn how you can avoid this problem in the future.

Network settings such as adapter settings, services settings, the logon setting, the desktop interaction setting, and networking services settings enable you to use your computer to connect to a network. If these settings are incorrect, network connectivity issues can occur. Type the following lines. This command text is difficult to type. Be sure that you type it exactly as it appears below. Or you may find it easier to copy and paste the text instead.

Click OK when the RegSvr32 dialog box appears for each command. Restart the computer. However, you might want to read the " Prevention tips " section to avoid this problem in the future. A driver is software that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or devices. If you have an out-of-date driver installed, it may not be compatible with the latest Windows Service Pack.

You can correct this incompatibility by checking to see if a driver update is available. This setting tells the computer how you want it to authenticate who can connect to a network. This method sounds more intimidating than what it really is.

The DCOM Config utility has a point-and-click interface, and you just need to follow the steps, and it will do the "dirty" work for you. Before you get started, you will need to make sure that you are logged on to the computer by using an administrator account. With an administrator account, you can make changes to your computer that you cannot make with any other account, such as a standard account.

If you are using your own computer, chances are that you are logged on with an administrator account. If you are unsure whether you have administrative user rights, follow these steps. Otherwise, go to step 1. To continue with this task, you must first log off, and then log back on to Windows by using a computer administrator account. If you do not know how to log back on to Windows by using a computer administrator account, you might have to ask someone for help.

If this computer is part of a network at work, you can ask the system administrator for help. However, if you have to perform this task on a home computer that is not part of a network, you must know the password for an administrator account on your computer. Unfortunately, if you do not know the password for any administrator account on your computer, this content is unable to help you any further.

You may want to contact support. Saturday, August 25, AM. How did you manage to run it? Saturday, August 25, PM. All is well, now. Best of luck, Mike. Great help! Fixed the same issue that I experienced.

What is deceptive here is that, Internet connection works when you boot with safe mode with networking. Such is the nature of the bug I guess. Sunday, August 26, AM. Thanks Nomar Sunday, August 26, PM. This concludes a long day of technical fighting. Love from the Holy-land! Monday, August 27, PM. Pasted below is a subset of the entire email, with the relevant portion for those of us who can only access the internet after -rebooting into 'Safe Mode with Networking': from: subscriptions mcafee.

The following steps will repair your product and update your McAfee software. On the Welcome screen, click Next.

Click Next again. When you are prompted to save or run the file, click Run. Click Run a second time if prompted by the Windows operating system. Click Yes in the User Account Control dialog if prompted.

Click I Agree to begin the installation. Click Finish to complete the installation. When the MVT installation completes, click Next to run the scan. If there are no issues, MVT will complete on its own. Ensure the MVT solution worked properly After your computer restarts please confirm the following: You should able to access Internet resources by going to familiar web pages.

You should be able to open your McAfee Security software by double-clicking on the M icon in the Windows system tray. When McAfee SecurityCenter opens, the status bar should be green and state that "Your computer is secure". While the McAfee SecurityCenter window is still open, you should request and complete an update successfully by doing the following: 1. Click the Updates drawer. Click Check for Updates. Run a quick scan After you know that you can access the Internet and your system is protected, perform a quick scan: 1.

Click the Real-Time Scanning drawer. Click the Scan your PC option. Click Run a quick scan. If you still experience issues, continue to the next Resolution. Wednesday, August 29, AM. Thank you! This was killing me, my free time and my ego.

Resolved my issue!! Wednesday, September 19, PM. I have no idea why this worked, but it did. I was trying to access internet on my Dell E Win 7 via a Netgear repeater. I could connect to the repeater, but it said no internet access, while at the same time my other computer Mac could access the internet via that same repeater. Anyway, I restarted holding F8, and now it works just fine. Would love to know why this worked Sunday, October 28, AM.

I may have found another mechanism that has these same symptoms. I had run thru all the prescribed fixes with no joy. I was trying yet another thing last night and came across a message in a log that my version of Intel ProSet Wireless was not compatible with the version of the driver I was using. Apparently the utility that updated my drivers did not also update ProSet. I suspect that windows may use some API delivered in Proset as part of their interface to the wireless function.

I installed an update that included both the driver and the Intel ProSet Wireless utility and my problem resolved itself. Wednesday, October 31, AM. My problem is similar to that of the OP. I have a system with 2 boot drives, Windows 7 Pro and Windows 7 Ultima, both 64 bit. Just over a week ago, I had to disconnect my PC because of a heavy tropical thunderstorm.

After maybe 40 minutes things were safe enough, so I reconnected and started the PC. I had no network connection. Troubleshooting insisted that the network-card was unplugged, while it was not. After having tried everything I could think off, I rebooted from my 2nd drive with Win 7 Pro. Everything was fine with that system, so it was not a problem with the on-board Atheros L1 ethernet-card.

Friday, November 9, PM. One in our family has had Windows 7 for a few years now, and has shared via our setup with nary a problem. Two weeks ago, she had no internet, while we enjoyed our normal connections. We verified that the new Kaspersky AV in place of the Norton, at our behest she had put in her desktop was updated and such,but now there seems to be this inexplicable problem, similar to what is described in this forum. We tried everything here to no avail.

Then it hit us Afterwards, we created a new system restore point, backed up the registry and restarted. To date she is still enjoying internet with my Netgear usb, so we figured it was merely a recent update that misidentified whatever her original usb wireless adapter was that is , djp' s mention of the KB updates listed And now I have an XP that will need a another adapter, but there's definite peace in my house Let it be known, while we don't mind visiting family, the incessant howling of 'NO Internet' was resounding way too much for my taste.

I hope! Bottom line, follow the steps that have been pointed out in posts previous to this one Please note the contributors mentioned below and see their respective posts above. This is merely another solve for something that presented itself. But it just wasn't showing the IE any signs that it was connected, and the 'troubleshooter' found no way to solve Way too many hours of hell on this problem, but here's hoping one of these will help.

Wednesday, November 21, AM. Brano, I believe your suggestion solved MY problem. Wednesday, November 21, PM. Either method. Edited by demmith2 Sunday, December 23, PM. Sunday, December 23, PM. Re: Faiyyu This one did not work for me. Re: Nomar I went to the Dell site. Edited by demmith2 Monday, December 24, AM. Monday, December 24, AM. Seems that this is a recurring issue because as I sit here and enter this post it is December 23, and some of these posts originated back in the summer.

Yea, how 'bout an apology McAfee and maybe a credit?! I don't have any McAfee software's on my system thus don't know if it is relevant for me. Never the less tried doing it but couldn't, because I couldn't connect to the internet. Also in safe mode it want connect. Any1 can help? Saturday, March 9, PM. One thing though, when you are setting up your virtual machine make sure to configure your hardware and set the network connection to bridged And if somebody know how to set the drivers capabilities please post back.

Thursday, March 28, PM. I couldn't connect either. Also, I had previously uninstalled McAfee, and that does not solve the problem. Also tried installing MVT without an internet connection and that did not work. In case the problem was a virus, I ran Hitman Pro , my go to cleaner. I forgot that it does not work offline, however it found the connectivity problem, a Winsock error, and fixed it.

After a reboot, all is well. I am sure there are better ways to fix this, but this worked for me. Sunday, May 26, AM. Edited by pbhmpls Saturday, June 15, PM. Saturday, June 15, PM. Our issue was fixed by uninstalling IE 10 and rebooting. Who-da thunk it? Tuesday, July 2, PM. Thank you so much. I know this is an old post but thanks to you my internet is up and running.

Thursday, July 11, PM. Thanks, your solution was the only clear and workable one that I spent hours looking for! Saved me from getting into deep trouble with someone lol! Sunday, August 4, PM. Friday, September 27, AM. Is Windows 8 riddled with the same problem?

If not, I might consider upgrading. Tuesday, October 1, PM. Wednesday, October 9, AM. HI Please follow the below steps to resolve the issue, the problem due to IP conflict.

Monday, October 21, AM. I have the same problems after windows update. Did you find any answers?! Saturday, November 16, PM. Sunday, November 17, AM. I had this same problem and found the cause was in my router. Windows showed he wireless connection as connected, which I suppose it was, but it could not get an IP address.

The fix was to extend the range of the DHCP addresses in the router's configuration. Sunday, January 5, PM. Sunday, February 16, PM. Thank you, I used method 1 and it fix it.

Monday, February 17, PM. I was fighting the same, same problem for about two weeks!!! Thank God, I believe I found something I didn't see anyone else even mentioning. Well while fooling with this I believe I accidentally turned my power switch to volts, well that's not what caused the "No Internet Connection" but if it wasn't for that I don't think I would have stumbled on to this.

The volt setting and after I disabled the auto notification on it, stupid me, I had know idea, well it ended up wiping my hard drives boot sectors.. I actually had two boot options, one on each hard drive and both got corrupted.

UniversalShockw 2 Bronze. Ethernet Adapter Icon Missing. Any help would be appreciated. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Solution 1. Accepted Solutions. Community Accepted Solution.

Replies 5. You can follow the steps below to access Safe mode with networking: Restart your computer. When the computer starts you will see your computer's hardware being listed. When you see this information start to gently tap the F8 key on your keyboard repeatedly until you are presented with the Windows 7 Advanced Boot Options screen. Using the arrow keys, select the Safe Mode with Networking.

Then press the enter key on your keyboard to boot into Windows 7 Safe Mode. When Windows starts you will be at a typical logon screen. Logon to your computer and Windows 7 will enter Safe mode. Try using your computer in safe mode and see if you face same issues with Internet in safe mode or not.

Check the driver installed on your system and re-install the network driver from the below steps accordingly. Check the box to delete the software and restart your computer. Save the driver on your desktop.