My sansa updater says there is no internet connected

Uninstall the Updater. You don’t need it. All it’s doing is slowing down the bootup of your computer.

You need to know what version your Fuze is–it’s under Settings/System Settings/Info. If it starts with a 1, it’s the v1 hardware. If it starts with a 2, it’s v2. V2 is DIFFERENT from v1, not an upgrade.

Go to this post

http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Sansa-Fuze/Sansa-Fuze-Firmware-Update-01-02-31-amp-02-03-33/td-p/139175

And follow the Manual Firmware download and instructions for your version: get 1.02.31 for a v1 unit and 2:03.33 for a v2 unit. 

Basically you’re going to download an All Regions firmware, unzip it, drag it onto the Fuze and have it update.

These are the last updates. There won’t be any more because the Fuze is discontinued. So uninstall the Updater, do this once, and return to everything else life has to offer.