intel pro 1000

Does anyone know where I can get the VISTA driver for INTEL PRO/1000. Without the driver we cannot get to the internet. Tried downloading from INTEL but of course that was coded for XP install.

Bumping this up, because I have the same problem.
"sgmurray" wrote:

Does anyone know where I can get the VISTA driver for INTEL PRO/1000. Without the driver we cannot get to the internet. Tried downloading from INTEL but of course that was coded for XP install.

Xp Driver works fine here.
-- John Rushton http://www.sparkie.co.uk "sgmurray" wrote in message

Does anyone know where I can get the VISTA driver for INTEL PRO/1000. Without the driver we cannot get to the internet. Tried downloading from INTEL but of course that was coded for XP install.

"pm32611" wrote in message

Bumping this up, because I have the same problem.
"sgmurray" wrote:
Does anyone know where I can get the VISTA driver for INTEL PRO/1000. Without the driver we cannot get to the internet. Tried downloading from INTEL but of course that was coded for XP install.

Which version of the PRO/1000 do you have? If you have the onboard version (PRO/1000CT, included as part of several Intel 8xx series chipsets), Vista supports it natively, with drivers included with the OS. (I know, because I have an ASUS P4C800E Deluxe that includes this setup.) All other versions should check with Intel and use either their Vista drivers (if any) or use the latest Windows XP drivers. Because you stated that you aren't getting on at all, I would seriously doubt that you have the CT, as Vista will detect it during Setup (and has, without fail, for the last several builds, including all the 5xxx series I have thrown at it).
There are, unfortunately, *several* PRO/1000 variations, and they all require subtly different drivers from each other. The PRO/1000CT and MT are both exclusively built-in to Intel chipsets (desktops and workstations, respectively), and there is also the PRO/1000GT (an *unleaded* card-based gigabit NIC originally developed for Europe now showing up in the US in droves) and PRO/1000T (the older predecessor to the GT). The reason that the CT threw a wrench into things is that, unlike most onboard LAN solutions, it doesn't use the PCI bus to communicate with the rest of the PC; instead, it uses the unique Intel Communications Streaming Architecture and ties in directly to the ICH5R/ICH5SR southbridge. Despite the rave reviews that CSA got (especially from DIY system builders), the novel approach was dropped after the release of the ICH5SR and Intel went to using the PCIe bus for onboard Ethernet (starting with the ICH7 series; the ICH6 didn't support onboard Ethernet). The CT is supported in Vista because it is part of the oldest Intel chipset that is recommended for a Vista-based PC: Intel's own 875P AGPset.
Christopher L. Estep

Thanks for the information from everyone. After reading we decided to reinstalll and we have internet access. Other than we are in a dual boot environemnt, I cannot think of why the reinstall fixed our network. But, now we are up and running with the our only problems showing up in Audigy and HP printer. As these two have already been topics of other discusssions, I want to thank everyone for their thoughts in helping us.
"John Rushton" wrote:

Xp Driver works fine here.
-- John Rushton http://www.sparkie.co.uk "sgmurray" wrote in message Does anyone know where I can get the VISTA driver for INTEL PRO/1000. Without the driver we cannot get to the internet. Tried downloading from INTEL but of course that was coded for XP install.

We would like to thank you all for your thoughts on this matter. We decided to reinstall and it came up with internet access. I have no clue as to why we could not get out to the internet on the first install. I dont think using a dual boot environment is a problem so again thank you all. I see from other posts that Creative Labs and HP drivers may not be available so we are onto testing the rest of the system features. Thank you all
"John Rushton" wrote:

Xp Driver works fine here.
-- John Rushton http://www.sparkie.co.uk "sgmurray" wrote in message Does anyone know where I can get the VISTA driver for INTEL PRO/1000. Without the driver we cannot get to the internet. Tried downloading from INTEL but of course that was coded for XP install.