Need Help Getting oline

I need help getting online...
I have a Dell Inspiron 530S

I just bought it yesterday from a friend of a friend

The problem is i can't online it keeps telling me "A Cable is Not plugged into the network adapter "Local Area Connection"

I am not connected to any kind of network right now

What can i do to get my PC online??

 

Hi and welcome!

How are you trying to connect to the internet?
Dial up? DSL? Cable? Wired or wireless?

 

I'm trying to get on with wired and its roadrunner(cable) (from time warner)

 

Are you wired into a modem or router?

 

Just a modem

 

Have a look at the back of the PC where the network card is. Are the yellow/green traffic lights flashing?

You could also try unplugging the modem for 60 seconds. Replug it in and have it reset. Try connecting again.

I would definitely check those lights, though.

 

I have a green light on the back and no yellow just one green light

Well's here the thing i can get this comp i'm using now online but the dell is the one i'm having problems

I don't think it would be the modem or could that affect it?

 

Doesn't sound that way. But if there are 2 computers now, they must be plugged into a router. There wouldn't be enough plugs to go into a modem. A modem can only fit one CAT5 cable.

Is this other computer a desktop too?

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Go to Start, Programs, Accessories and right click on Command Prompt, select "Run as Administrator" to open a command prompt.

Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset catalog

Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ip reset reset.log

Reboot the machine and try to go online again.

 

Yeah but my main desktop works fine but the other one the dell is the one i'm trying to get online and after i get it up and going i'm sending it home with my dad...As far as i know he's using the same internet provider as me

I'm going to Reset what you said and we'll see if this works

 

Alright i Reset "WINSOCK entries to installation defaults"

and it's telling me

"The requested operation requires elevation"

What does that mean?

 

Did you run it as administrator?

 

No i did not

Should i try it with "run as administrator"?

 

Yes please

 

Ok i did that

Should i restart it now or proceed with the next reset step?

 

Yes