Vista Ultimate and Intel 4965agn driver problems

I'm having a problem with getting the 4965agn driver loaded. I've tried loading version 11.5.0.0 from Intel. When it extracts it dumps files to program files\intel. I go to control panel and select update driver on the network controller and point to the the driver subfolder in the above directory and I get no drivers available.

I go to windows explorer and see several drivers and programs. I've run the iPRODifX application and nothing changes.

Prior to this the driver would work sometimes and then fail. I turned the laptop off for a day, turned it on and it was 50-50 if it would work.

 

What laptop do you have? Have you tried the drivers provided by the manufacturer? How old is the laptop? Have you contacted the manufacturer's support team for assistance?

 

I've got a new MSI GX-700 and I've posted a similiar post in their forum. I've downloaded the drivers from MSI also. Weird, I've never seen a card come and go like this. It's very frustrating.

 

Does the driver package contain an automated installer? If so, I would use it. I also recommend removing the old drivers completely before installing the new version.

If that doesn't help, I recommend waiting for a reply from the MSI tech department. The card might be bad, the card might be loose, or there might be other hardware issues.

 

It's suppose to but when I run that, the network controller still shows up as driver not loaded.

If I use device manager and select update driver, let me select from list, I go to network adapters, intel corp and select the 4965agn driver and load it.

It loads but doesn't see any networks

 

I think I've got a fix. I found another driver version 11.1.0.100. I used the iProdifx.exe file and Vista immediately grabbed and loaded the driver. The Wlan connection fired right up. This was simple. Now the question is how long will it hold?

While updating Vista, I noticed a driver update for the Intel 4965. I've skipped that for now. I want to do further testing to see if the 11.1.0.100 driver is stable. If so, I'll upgrade and see how the new one works out.

 

If the .100 driver works, stick with it. I have never used a driver from the MS update website, and I always recommend staying away from them.

 

I get home from work and fire up the laptop and the NIC fails to work. Same error as before. Spent 2 hours troubleshooting. I fired off an email to the company I bought it from and will wait to see what they have to say.