Intel ProSet Wireless PLEASE HELP

Question

Okay so I am fairly computer literate but I am completely stuck. I have an Inspiron 700m and have never had any real issues with it connecting to my network. I used a Clear 4G WiMax card for about a week for work. Then I came home and all of a sudden could not connect to my wireless network. I kept getting an error when I clicked on my network in the ProSet utility that my profile was invalid or something like that. I went on forums and looked around and read that I should go to the add/remove program utility and try to 'repair' the proset wireless. So I did that and it never got past 25% no matter how long I let it run during the repair process. I have since tried to uninstall and reinstall it multiple times and nothing is working. I am now at the point that every time I go to uninstall - it just freezes and I have to click the close window button and it shows it as not responding. I also downloaded the most up to date drivers and now it just gets stuck ever time I try to install the file. It now does not show up when I go to the add/remove programs, but if I got to the device manager it is still listed there. And when I try to right click on it in my device manager and uninstall it just freezes. Not the entire program but the operation of uninstalling it. I am fresh out of ideas. It is like it was never completely uninstalled so i can't re-install it without problems. BUT I cannot go in and completely uninstall it. Any help would be EXTREMELY appreciated. Thanks in advance, Casey

seagood3 · Answer

I am running XP btw

BB-1984 · Answer

Seeing same issue with Vista:

Unable to remove Intel Proset Wireless. Uninstall app just hangs while attempting to remove NDIS driver

Also, unable to modify or repair. Everything hangs at the NDIS driver.

I also just tried to remove the driver using the MSI 'device manager' interface. That too hags!

BB-1984 · Answer

Seeing same issue with Vista:

Unable to remove Intel Proset Wireless. Uninstall app just hangs while attempting to remove NDIS driver

Also, unable to modify or repair. Everything hangs at the NDIS driver.

I also just tried to remove the driver using the MSI 'device manager' interface. That too hangs!

PudgyOne · Answer

BB-1984,   See if you can install the Intel Drivers over top the program.   Intel® Driver Update Utility for Intel® wireless adapters     Rick

Datanomics · Answer

I just ran into this same problem and found a workaround. Hopefully it will do the trick for someone else!

-- In Services, change the Startup on ALL 3 Intel Proset services to Disabled
-- Reboot
-- Add\Remove Programs - uninstall
-- Done! Gone in a flash!

Note that stopping the 3 services (vs disabling and rebooting) didn't work...

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