Wired Network Card (ethernet) isn't working. Powerline adapter is though.

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The powerline setup I have works fine, but when I attach it to my networking card it doesn't show up; thereby having my OS state that there is no networks in the area.

I troubleshooted, and it said I should install the drivers for my network card.. however, I don't know how to install them properly. :(

I use a TP-Link TG-3468 Network Adapter, I found the driver I need to install, but I end up getting a .dll file, a .sys file, and some other things I don't know how to "execute" properly.

Here's the driver I found.
http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/TG-3468_V2.html#Driver

Please assist me. Thank you in advance!
 

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Windows 7.
I've tried the onboard NIC (the ethernet port on the motherboard?) and the powerline starts to derp out.*

*to be more specific, the powerline adapter shows the light for an active ethernet port connection to be off, Meaning that the connection between the adapter and the computer is not viable, further proving that this is a driver issue to where the network adapter is not functional.

Adding onto that, I've tested with 2 network cards of the same model, both were functional but were not picked up by my operating software. Once again, this proves my adapter needs some sort of driver installed.