Lost my network driver?

[Haydn]

I have a desktop pc that my kids use for there homework ,facebook and twitter .However I cannot get a net connection .I get the msg "cannot find proxy settings".Now we had problems with viruses that someone cleared for us but I can no longer connect or use the printer .I am no expert but im guessing the drivers have been lost ..Any ideas of what info i will need to find a driver i need and can i download it on to a mem stick and upload it back onto the desktop

[David]

it doesn't sound like a a driver issue more that the virus has changed the setting in internet explorer
Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools and click Internet Options.
3. Click on Connections Tab and click on LAN Settings.
4. Make sure that below Proxy Server none of the options are checked. If anything is checked, please clear the box.

If your computer is having problems connecting to the Internet, or to other computers on a network, try using one of the networking troubleshooters to fix the problem.

5.Open the Network troubleshooter by right-clicking the network icon in the notification area, and then clicking Troubleshoot problems
6.Open the Internet Connections troubleshooter by clicking the Start, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting. Under Network and Internet, click Connect to the Internet.

and you can try this link
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windo...-Windows-7

if it a wireless network try this
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windo...r-problems

finally you could download firefox onto a memory stick and install the as an alternate browser
http://www.mozilla.org/products/download...lang=en-US
HTH
David

[David]

internet options - advanced tab - click reset.