Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver - ACCIDENTALLY UNINSTALLED

[TheConsumerist]

Paul_Tikkanen is a real star so I'm hoping this post will find its way to him.

I cannot stop punishing myself for ridiculously and accidentally uninstalling the "Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver". I have looked high and low for a driver but cannot seem to run into the correct one.

I still have both "Realtek Card Reader" and "Realtek High Definition Audio Driver" installed.

Any thoughts? Much appreciated!

[TheConsumerist]

I forgot to add my product number to my original post: G0T55AV.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Here is the link to the Realtek ethernet driver you need...

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp72001-72500/sp72141.exe

[TheConsumerist]

Paul, thanks! "Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver" is back on my "Uninstall or change a program" list. Not touching it, trust me! 🙂

For you records, just thought I'd let you know that half-way through the very quick install I got an error message that read "FindFile failed." I clicked OK and the installed went on without any other glitches. Should this be a concern?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

If the Realtek ethernet controller is listed under the Network Adapters device manager category, and reports working normally, then you are good to go.

That driver I posted was from your notebook's support page, so I know it is the right one.

Why that happened, unfortunately that I do not know.

[TheConsumerist]

Perfect. Once again, can't thank you enough!!!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.