you should uninstall the intel driver if you are permanently removing intel adapters, or if you need to perform a clean installation of new drivers.

    before you uninstalling the driver,

    1 make sure the adapter is not a member of a team. if the adapter is a member of a team, remove the adapter from the team in intel proset.

    2 uninstall intel proset.

    if you perform these instructions out of order, it is likely that you will encounter a phantom adapter. the driver and registry association exist, but there is no physical adapter.

    to uninstall the driver:

    1 from the control panel, double-click add/remove programs.

    2 select intel pro ethernet adapter and software.

    3 click change/remove.

    4 when the confirmation dialog displays, click yes.

    5 allow the uninstall process to complete. click finish.

    6 restart the computer.