INtel RST 13.1.0.1058 will not load

[HOSED]

When I try to run the windows installer (exe) from here https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=24006&lang=eng&ProdId=2101 It immediately says "platform not supported"
I removed the existing driver (version 11....) and was able to install various RST drivers that started with 12....

Mobile Intel® 5 Series Chipsets are supported & that is what I have in my Asus G73JH running Win 7 SP1 with all updates.
Is anyone else having a similar issue on a mobile platform?
I was hesitant to try the suggestion in the first post here: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2387699&highlight=

 

[code65536]

Intel regularly drops support for older hardware in new versions of their drivers. In the case of RST, starting with 13.x, support for Sandy Bridge and earlier were dropped, as well as Ivy Bridge mobile (though there are still some Ivy Bridge IDs in there--just not the mobile ones).

 

[HOSED]

Thanks a lot Code65536, you really know this stuff! http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-020644.htm This page confused me.
Also thanks for the clarification about the recent battery issue thread where I was wrong.

 

[code65536]

I don't trust Intel's website to have accurate information.

For example, the download page for one of the somewhat recent versions of their Bluetooth driver claimed support for the older 6230 card, even though that's the version where support for the 6230 was stripped out. And for the next version, it still claimed support for the 6230 (as well as the newer 6235 that the previous version supported) even though that version was still missing 6230 and had also removed 6235 support. I haven't checked the latest release to see if it's accurate, though I see they did finally stop listing the 6230 as supported.

There have been numerous errors of this sort in the past. They're eventually corrected, but it doesn't seem like they put much effort into making sure their docs are properly updated. The only reliable way to check the hardware support of a driver is to examine the list of supported hardware IDs in that driver's INF file (not just for Intel, but in general).