[Winpcap-users] WinPcap 4.1.2 Setup Error

[Jay Kay]

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

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> 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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