Good afternoon, dear readers and guests of the blog site, we continue our troubleshooting of operating systems of the Windows family and next in line is this network error "To configure TCP/IP, you must install and configure network adapter ". You can meet it both in Windows 7 and in a freshly installed Windows 10 fall creators update. In any case, it will be solved the same everywhere, since Microsoft a large number of errors simply migrate from old systems to new ones, it’s just the way it is and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Reason for error
To be honest, I never heard a clear description of the reason from Microsoft, its official answer boiled down to the fact that you allegedly changed one network adapter to another, the first one was not really removed from the system and is in Windows equipment, which is why you are catching in the network adapter settings there is an error "To configure TCP/IP, you must install and configure the network adapter." As a result it doesn't work for you the local network, you cannot get an IP address from your DHCP server and you will no longer be able to work on such a computer. In my case, I did not change anything, since on mine motherboard, two built-in network cards, sorry Microsoft.
It looks like this in the properties of the network adapter.
In the notification area, the network adapter icon is marked with a warning sign.
Methods for solving the error
The easiest way is to reset the TCP/IP network settings, I have already talked about this in these publications:
I advise you to read it, it will take you a couple of minutes.
If this method didn’t work for you, then you need to open the “Device Manager” snap-in, the universal method for opening it is to press the Win and R key combination and enter devmgmt.msc. (look for the link on the left)
In Windows Device Manager, we find the section with network adapters and among the list of equipment we find ours,
if suddenly he’s not there, then high probability it is hidden, you can find hidden devices using this method. On the View tab, find the option "Show hidden devices"
Now update the configuration, and your Windows 10 or other operating system will automatically detect all current hardware and the error “To configure TCP/IP, you must install and configure the network adapter” will disappear. Now you can use your computer freely.
I showed you the solution, but I would also like to dwell on some optimization points:
- Check your computer for viruses
It seems simple tips, but many people do not do basic things when using their operating system.
Protocols define the language in which a computer communicates with other computers on the network
The most popular network protocol is TCP/IP, which serves as the basis of the Internet. In Windows XP this protocol is installed automatically.
If necessary, you can additionally install other supported network protocols operating system Windows XP such as NWLink and NetBEUI.
This section explains how to install basic network protocols and how to configure them correctly.
Installation and configuration of the TCP/IP protocol.
In Windows XP Professional, TCP/IP protocol settings are part of the network adapter settings, so all changes related to this protocol are made through the Control Panel.
To install or configure network protocol TCP/IP, go to Control Panel, menu Network connections , select Local Area Connection. You can also select Properties V context menu section network located in the menu " Start"
The window that appears presents the various connections your computer has to outside world. After successfully installing the network adapter, there should be at least one icon in the window named Local Area Connection. The number of these icons depends on the number of network adapters installed in your computer.
Double click the icon LAN connection. A new window will appear with information about the connection status from which you can find out the duration of the connection, its speed, the number of data packets sent and received.
Button Properties calls up a window for setting the connection properties, including the parameters of the protocols used.
In this window you can get information about the network adapter through which the connection is made. Clicking the button Tune, you will open the network adapter properties window and you can change them.
By checking the box When connected, display the icon in the notification area, you will enable the display of an icon representing the connection in the panel Windows tasks. This will allow you to monitor the activity of the connection and quickly configure it without using Control Panel.
In the central part of the window, all clients, services and protocols associated with the connection are listed in a list. For the normal functioning of a Windows XP domain or workgroup, the following components must be present:
IN depending on the configuration of your local network and the services used in it, can be installed additional clients, services and protocols.
By selecting required component, you can click the button Properties to configure component parameters. Please note that some components are not configurable and the button Properties inactive.
All changes to connection component parameters take effect only when you click OK in the connection properties window. Windows XP applies connection component settings without restarting the computer. Depending on what connection parameters you change, their use may temporarily disable the corresponding services or protocols. In this case, all clients connected to the computer through this connection will be disconnected.
At Windows installation XP Professional, to connect to a local network, only one network protocol, TCP/IP, is installed.
If for some reason it is not in the list of used components (for example, it was removed), you can install it again.
To set the protocol, click the button Install, in the list of components to install, select Protocol and press the button Add.
By default, it is set to automatically obtain your computer's IP address. This assumes that you have a Dynamic IP Address Provisioning (DHCP) server running on your local network. If indeed this server works on your network, then the TCP/IP protocol does not need additional settings. An IP address will be allocated to your computer by a DHCP server from a pre-configured range (pool) of addresses.
If you do not use a DHCP server on your local network, then the TCP/IP protocol must be configured, i.e. specify the computer’s unique IP address (static IP address), default gateway and DNS server address (when connecting to a domain).
If you installed a new network card, or installed new version drivers for your network adapter, then in some cases when you try to change network settings adapter (IP address or DNS server address) when you try to open the Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4) properties of this network card A pop-up window may appear saying:
In order to configure TCP/IP, you must install and enable a network adapter card.
As a result, you cannot change network settings, your local network may not work, or your computer cannot obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. This problem occurs with both Ethernet and Wi-Fi network adapters.
What do you need to do to get into the network adapter settings? In this article, I will describe how to get rid of the error “To configure TCP/IP, you must install and configure the network adapter.”
According to Microsoft, this error may appear when you replace your network adapter with a different model and the old adapter is not removed from the hardware. This error manifests itself especially often in virtual machines VMWare, Hyper-V and Virtual Box when the user removes and adds new virtual network adapters (vNic). Microsoft recommends that before physically removing the old adapter, you first uninstall it in Device Manager.
However, this error may occur even if you have not changed the network card or updated the driver.
Launch Command Prompt as Administrator and run the following commands
set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
start devmgmt.msc
As a result, the Device Manager window will open, which will also display hidden devices.
Expand section Network adapters, click right click mouse over the network adapter with which problems are occurring and select the item in the context menu Delete.
Note. In some cases, you may have to remove all wireless and wired network adapters except ( Microsoft Kernel Debug Network Adapter).
After that in the window command line reset the current TCP/IP stack settings.
netsh int ip reset
netsh interface tcp reset
netsh winsock reset
Restart your computer, open Hardware Manager, and update the configuration. The new adapter will appear in the list of network adapters. The system will automatically detect it and install the appropriate driver.
Try opening the properties of this network card in the control panel and changing the TCP/IP settings.
If the problem persists, try downloading from the manufacturer’s website and installing latest version drivers for your network card for your OS version.
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