before you removing the adapter,

    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.

    remove the adapter from a team

    1 open intel proset.

    2 if the adapter is part of a team, right-click the adapter name and select remove from team.

    3 right-click the adapter you wish to remove.

    if this step is not performed, upon restart this will result in a "phantom adapter" (driver, registry association, but no physical adapter).

    4 from the drop-down menu, select remove adapter.

    5 click ok to close intel proset.

    uninstall intel proset

    you do not need to uninstall intel proset unless you are permanently removing all intel adapters. you uninstall intel proset using either add-remove programs or the intel cd.

    uninstalling intel proset with the intel cd

    you do not need to uninstall intel proset unless you are permanently removing all intel adapters. you uninstall intel proset using either add-remove programs or the intel cd.

    1 insert the intel cd in the cd-rom drive. the cd autorun program starts.

    2 click install software. the installshield wizard screen displays.

    3 click next. the program maintenance dialog displays.

    4 click modify. the custom setup dialog displays.

    5 click the icon next to the feature you want to remove. from the pop-up dialog, click do not install this feature. click next.

    6 click install.

    7 click finish.

    the installer removes intel proset from the computer.

    uninstalling with add-remove programs

    intel proset does not need to be uninstalled unless you are permanently removing all intel adapters.

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

    2 select intel(r) proset. click the remove button.

    3 when the confirmation message displays, click yes.

    4 allow the uninstall process to complete.

    uninstall the driver

    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.

    1 while the add-remove programs dialog is open, select intel pro ethernet adapter and software. click change/remove.

    2 when the confirmation message displays, click yes.

    3 when prompted, restart the computer.