If you have Intel® Ethernet adapters teamed and bound to Microsoft* Hyper-V's Virtual Network Switch Protocol, under Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2*, you may get the error message below, while performing an update of your Intel Ethernet drivers and PROSet.

Error Message: Intel PROSet is configured with a team or VLAN that is bound to a virtual NIC. Intel® PROSet cannot be uninstalled with this configuration. Please remove the virtual NIC and then attempt the uninstall or upgrade again.

Solution:

1. Temporarily change the Windows* Hyper-V virtual switch setting to 'Internal Only'.
2. Run the Intel® Ethernet driver update utility.
3. Change the Windows Hyper-V virtual switch setting back to the original Intel teamed interface.
   

Operating System:

Windows Server 2008 *, Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard*, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise*, Windows Server 2008 R2 for Datacenter*, Windows Web Server 2008 R2*, Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation*, Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems*

This applies to:

Intel® 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapter Intel® 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter Intel® 10 Gigabit AT2 Server Adapter Intel® 10 Gigabit CX4 Dual Port Server Adapter Intel® 10 Gigabit XF LR Server Adapter Intel® 10 Gigabit XF SR Dual Port Server Adapter Intel® 10 Gigabit XF SR Server Adapter Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520 Series Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T1 Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I210-T1 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I340-F4 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I340-T4 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-F2 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-F4 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520 Series Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA2 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-LR1 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-SR1 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-SR2 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 Intel® Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter Intel® Gigabit EF Dual Port Server Adapter Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter Intel® Gigabit ET2 Quad Port Server Adapter Intel® PRO/100 S Dual Port Server Adapter Intel® PRO/100 S Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 GT Quad Port Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 MF Dual Port Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter (LX) Intel® PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Low Profile Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 T Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 XF Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 XT Low Profile Server Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 XT Server Adapter Intel® PRO/10GbE CX4 Server Adapter Intel® PRO/10GbE LR Server Adapter Intel® PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapter