[Winpcap-users] WinPcap 4.1.2 Setup Error

Jay Kay gamekid334 at gmail.com
Fri May 18 09:53:09 PDT 2012


Mr. Chin,

I looked and yes, I do have a "NetGroup Packet Filter Driver" in my
Non-Plug and Play Drivers.  What next?

 - Jay

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 4:23 AM, Chin Shi Hong <cshong87 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Jay Kay <gamekid334 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Michael,
> >
> > Thanks for the quick reply.
> >
> > I downloaded the suite, started the install and ran procmon.exe as you
> > instructed.  It was going a little slow at first, but soon after clicking
> > "Filter" it hit a BSoD.  After my system restarted I tried running
> procmon
> > again (forgetting to start the installation first though) and it almost
> > immediately hit the BSoD again.  I then tested it in safe mode out of
> > curiosity but apparently a necessary driver is missing when in that mode,
> > but it didn't crash it.
> >
> > Any other suggestions or reasons why procmon could have crashed the
> system?
> >  That is the first time this has happened to it.  It was such a good
> idea,
> > too.  I should probably also note that I'm running 64-bit Windows and
> 2GB of
> > RAM.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >  - Jay
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Michael Lehr <michael at maystreet.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Jay,
> >>
> >> I don't really know the answer specifically for winpcap, but generally I
> >> would use the sysinternals suite, start the install, run procmon
> (filter on
> >> the install application), do the install, and see what files & registry
> keys
> >> it is accessing to make its decision.  Maybe there is still something
> >> lingering.
> >>
> >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx
> >>
> >> Michael Lehr
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Jay Kay <gamekid334 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi again,
> >>>
> >>> I sent this (below) into the mailing list about a month ago.  I still
> >>> haven't figured out the problem.  Any help would be vastly appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> Oh, I'm also running Windows 7 if that helps.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks again,
> >>>  - Jay
> >>>
> >>> ___
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I've had WinPcap installed on my computer before but uninstalled it at
> >>>> some point, or so I thought.  I recently tried reinstalling WinPcap
> 4.1.2,
> >>>> but whenever I do, I get the message:
> >>>>
> >>>> "A previous version of WinPCap has been detected on the system and
> >>>> cannot be removed because in use by another application. Please close
> all
> >>>> the WinPcap-based applications and run the installer again."
> >>>>
> >>>> One problem:  I can't seem to find any traces of WinPcap on my
> computer.
> >>>>  No uninstallation executables, no DLLs, no registry keys.  What's
> even more
> >>>> interesting is the fact that Wireshark denies its existence,
> SmartSniff
> >>>> seems to recognise its presence but can't seem to use it and Cain can
> use it
> >>>> with absolutely no problems.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've tried everything I could dig up but to no avail, and I was hoping
> >>>> that someone here could help me.  Any suggestions?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks!
> >>>>  - Jay
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> Jay,
>
> Firstly, reboot your computer. Then, run Device Manager, enable "Show
> Hidden Devices" by click on View -> Show Hidden Devices, Then, in
> "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", look for "NetGroup Packet Filter Driver",
> see whether it is there or not.
>
> Regards,
> Just call me Mr. Chin
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