[Winpcap-users] Cannot get npf to start

[Mike Sutliff]

Loris:

I have uninstalled and reinstalled. It's just weird. After
re-installing, it still won't start.
I think I broke something by installing Network General Sniffer and/or
Fluke's Observer.
But I have removed both of those applications. I've cleaned out the
registry. I've
uninstalled the 'generic packet interpreter' from the hidden view in
device manager. No luck.
I'm at a loss and need Ethereal to work again.

Mike-

On 3/8/06, Loris Degioanni <loris.degioanni at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mike,
> when you say "unistalled", do you mean "reinstalled"? Otherwise, if you
> removed winpcap, it's pretty normal that the service doesn't start any more.
>
> Loris
>
>
> Mike Sutliff wrote:
> > Running XP SP2 with no MS firewall. I have lightly perused the
> > wincap-users archives and didn't find anything about this type of
> > error. Ethereal was running
> > at one time on my machine. I uninstalled other sniffers and network monitors.
> > I have uninstalled Ethereal and Winpcap. Cannot do a 'net start' for npf or
> > manually run npf_mgm to get it to start. Error indicates that it cannot find the
> > file. The system log shows an event ID: 7000 Service Control Manager error -
> > 'The NetGroup Packet Filter Driver service failed to start due to the following
> > error: The system cannot find the file specified'. I've tried turning off my
> > anti-virus and anti-spyware software. I've also removed other 'protocols' from
> > my network configuration setup. Any clues?
> >
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