Installing Intel Network Drivers for Microsoft Windows 98

# Intel Network Drivers for Windows* 98

## Windows 98 Second Edition

Before installing the drivers, make sure you have inserted the adapter in the computer and plugged in the network cable. Intel® PRO/100 and Intel® PRO/1000 Server adapters are not supported on Windows 98.

When Windows 98 discovers the new adapter, the Found New Hardware Wizard automatically starts.

1. If you are installing drivers from the Product CD, insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive. If the Autorun program on the CD displays, ignore it.

2. In the Add New Hardware Wizard window, click Next.

3. Choose the Search option and click Next.

4. Click the Specify Location checkbox and browse to the PRO100\WIN98SE or PRO1000\WIN98SE directory on the CD or from the download directory. Click OK.

5. Click Next.

6. Windows 98 searches for a driver. When the search is complete, a message indicates that a driver was found. Click Update driver.

7. Click Next.

8. Click Next again.

9. The necessary files are copied to your computer. The wizard displays a Completed message.

10. Click Finish.

### Installing Additional Adapters

When you use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install drivers, Windows 98 installs the driver for the first adapter and then automatically installs additional drivers.

## Updating the Driver in Windows 98

You can update drivers using either the Product CD or the Update Device Wizard.

### Updating with the Product CD

You can update drivers using the Autorun program on the Product CD.

1. Insert the Product CD. The Autorun program starts.
   If you downloaded drivers from the support website, browse to the directory containing the downloaded files and run autorun.exe.

2. Insert the Product CD. The autorun program starts.
   If you downloaded drivers from the support website, browse to the directory containing the downloaded files and run autorun.exe.

3. Click Install Base Driver. A message telling you that a reboot is required on Windows 98 systems.

4. Click OK to install all base drivers.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

6. Restart the computer when prompted.

### Updating with the Update Device Driver Wizard

1. From the Control Panel, double-click the System icon and click the Device Manager tab.

2. Double-click Network Adapters in the list area.

3. Double-click the adapter.

4. Click the Driver tab.

5. Click Update Driver.

6. Click Next.

7. Click the circle next to the "Display a list of the drivers in a specific location...". Do not select "Search for a better driver...". Click Next.

8. Click Have Disk.

9. If you have the Product CD, insert it when prompted.

10. Click the Specify Location checkbox and browse to the PRO100\WIN98SE or PRO1000\WIN98SE directory from the CD or from the download directory. Click OK.

11. Highlight the Intel adapter and click OK.

12. Click Next.

13. Click Finish.

14. Restart the computer.

If you are installing a driver in a computer with existing Intel adapters, be sure to update all the adapters and ports with the same new software. Follow this procedure for each adapter your are installing. This procedure ensures that all adapters function correctly.

For troubleshooting information, click Troubleshooting in the Table of Contents.

## Manually Adding an Adapter in Windows 98

If the Plug-and-Play software does not recognize the adapter, you can manually add the adapter.

1. Right-click Network Neighborhood and select Properties.

2. Click Add.

3. Select Adapter.

4. Click Add.

5. Select Intel as the manufacturer and then select the adapter type.

6. Click OK.

7. When prompted, restart the computer.

## Removing Adapters and Drivers in Windows 98

This section describes how to:

- Uninstall the driver

- Remove an adapter

| NOTE: If your computer is a hot plug-capable system, see your computer documentation for special removal instructions.

### Uninstall the Driver

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

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 Add/Remove.

4. When the confirmation dialog displays, click OK.

5. Click Yes to restart the computer immediately or click No to defer computer restart.

### Remove Existing Adapters in Windows 98

When you remove an adapter using the instructions below, you also remove the driver.

> 1. Double-click My Computer.

> 2. Double-click Control Panel.

> 3. Double-click System.

> 4. Click the Device Manager tab.

> 5. Double-click Network Adapters.

> 6. Select the adapter driver listed below the Network Adapters group and click Remove.

> 7. Click OK.

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