Intel Intel 82558-based Integrated Ethernet - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Intel 82558-based Integrated Ethernet is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Intel. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1229&SUBSYS_00078086 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Intel Intel 82558-based Integrated Ethernet driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Intel 82558-based Integrated Ethernet driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.41.44.00 dated 2002-03-14.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 187537 bytes (183.14 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 22580 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Intel Intel 82558-based Integrated Ethernet driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Intel Intel 82558-based Integrated Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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