Installing drivers for a LAN card

[Pavel_6]

Hello. A friend of mine recently did a fresh install of Win 7 64 bit. He has a Repotec adapter, which, when we download the drivers for from the site (from his phone tethered to the PC), It doesn't contain an install, just a .rar with .sys and .dll files. I have not stumbled upon such a thing yet and both of us have no ideas. The disk that comes with the adapter contains the same kind of files.

Link to the adapter: http://www.repotec.com/products/Switch_Adapter/EthernetAdapter/RP_3200EX/RP_3200EX_11.asp
Screenshot to what the folder looks like: http://prntscr.com/axhbh7

 

[GhislainG]

Once you open the .rar with 7-Zip or a similar application, you'll find everything you need to install it.

 

[Pavel_6]

I did open it as you can see on the screenshot, but I don't really know a way to install it.

 

[GhislainG]

Go to Device Manager, riight-click the network adapter (it probably is an unknown device), click Update Driver Software, Browse my computer for driver software and select the path where you extracted the drivers.

 

[Pavel_6]

Did that as well, If I remember correctly, it recognized the device but it said it was turned off (or something along thise lines), I should have probably mentioned it in the OP.

 

[GhislainG]

Did that as well, If I remember correctly, it recognized the device but it said it was turned off (or something along thise lines), I should have probably mentioned it in the OP.

You may not have selected the correct folder. You can also try right-clicking the .inf and then click install.

 

[Pavel_6]

Double checked if it was the right folder and indeed it is. Right-clicking on the .inf file and clicking install but it gave an error that this INF file doesn't support this method of instalation.

 

[GhislainG]

Then you should contact the manufacturer's support team. Provide details about your OS version, motherboard, etc.