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network adapters are missing from device manager
I recently had to reinstall the original operating system on a dell dimension 4600, after everything was complete I noticed that I could not connect to the internet. The network adapters icon is completely missing within the device manager. I found drivers disc however, once I install it I still get nothing. If I want to download the drivers I need to save it on the destop so I can use a thumb drive to transfer it. The problem I run into here is the website prompts you to install right away when my goal is to download. Does anyone have an ideas or thoughts on the issue?
Alexandra_P
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Posted February 9th, 2010 07:00
It could be the the Dell Download Manager itself trying to install - not the drivers.
To clear out the Download Manager and used just the browser download, remove the Dell Download Manager from Add/Remove (if it's listed), then clear the browser's cookies and temporary files to remove it as a default option - more FAQ's below. Then you should be able to go back to the page and use the second regular browser download option to get each file - don't try to add them to a list, just get them one at a time.
ieee488
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Posted February 9th, 2010 06:00
I have no problems being able to download instead of installing. Not sure what you are doing.
You should also be aware of http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?docid=179256#Issue5