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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hi.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>WinPcap should not cause any problem on boot: although it
installs a kernel driver, the driver is not started at boot time (it's started
automatically when you start the first WinPcap based application).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>If you are able to access the hard drive of the faulty machine
(e.g. by booting the machine with the installation CD and then using the
recovery console), just delete "c:\windows\system32\drivers\npf.sys, and see if
there's another file called "c:\windows\system32\drivers\packet.sys". If it's a
problem with winpcap, deleting npf.sys should solve the problem (but I'm pretty
sure it's not...).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Have a nice day</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>GV</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=happydolfijn@yahoo.com href="mailto:happydolfijn@yahoo.com">Happy
Dolphin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=winpcap-users@winpcap.org
href="mailto:winpcap-users@winpcap.org">winpcap-users@winpcap.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:29
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Winpcap-users] Conflict
between WinPcap and other WinXPdrivers?- hanging on boot</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Thanks for your reply. I appreciate any comments. And I
apologize for the lack of useful troubleshooting info. He lives in a
different city, so I can't watch what is actually occuring. </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>I have doubts that Symantec/Norton is the problem as I have both programs
working with no problems.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>I have a deep feeling that this problem is not caused by WinPcap, but
unfortunately, because this particular event took place immediately after the
installation of WinPcap/WinDump, my friend believes believes that it
is completely the fault of WinPCap. Thus, I felt a bit obligated to at
least find out if there was any possibility.... </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>It is very possible that this recent 'booting hang' is caused by another
problem (I suspect flaky hardware. One of the reasons that I suspect
that is because I have previously tried to get him to use KNOPPIX, but he
co! mplained then that it also resulted in some sort of 'hanging'.)...</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>The reason that I had him install WinPcap in the first place was that he
was/is 'conviced' that there is a neighbour of his who is 'attacking' his
computer. I had been trying to get him to do some packet capturing to at
least see what type of traffic was on his network.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Anyway, I much appreciate your time in reading and responding.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Pamela</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><BR><BR><B><I>Eric Hansen
<nightskywriter@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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very unlikely (though still a possibility) that WinPCap is the
problem. If your friend has any live CD's (like Knoppix [Linux]), or
if you can make him one, see if that'll boot past the point where the XP CD
fails. Other than that, he might have to reformat (d! on't quote me on
this, because what your friend told you, doesn't sound all that clear [to me
atleast]).<BR><BR>This is to all the other members here...does any "Internet
protection" programs (Anti-Virus, Spywayre scanner, etc...) cause these
problems with WinPCap??<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 12/5/05, <B class=gmail_sendername>Happy
Dolphin</B> <<A
href="mailto:happydolfijn@yahoo.com">happydolfijn@yahoo.com</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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<DIV>
<DIV>Hello;</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I have installed WinPcap and WinDump and have experienced no
problems. However, I had suggested that a friend try it, and now he
is having 'booting problems'. I did a search of mailing lists
and googled, but have seen no other posts/problems that describe the
problem that he is having.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Unfortunately, I don't have fr! om him an exact description of the
problem that he is now experiencing. He only told me:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"None of the safe mode boots work. <BR>The revert to last known good
also does not work but is getting furthest since it shows a bit of windows
start screen before switching to black ...<BR>XP-CD also does not get the
machine past the hangup "</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So it appears that his machine boots to a stage then hangs.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Is it at all possible that WinPcap is causing this?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What specific question should I ask him to help troubleshoot the
cause?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I think that he does have one of the Symantec products, but I dont
know which one, and I am not sure if he has fully uninstalled it.
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks for any help.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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