Getting "Failed to create the npf service" error while installing npcap
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Hi Team,
Getting error "Failed to create the npcap service for Win7, Win8 and Win10. Please try installing Npcap again, or use the latest official Npcap installer from https://nmap.org/npcap/" while installing npcap. tried with all the versions of npcap. I am attaching the setupapi.dev.log file from C:\Windows\INF along with the screenshot. Kindly check the issue.
Done below workarounds from my side.
- uninstalled nmap and npcap from programs,registries,appdata temp files and tried with all the versions.
- deleted the dll files packet.dll,wpcap.dll and npcap folder from C:\Windows\SysWOW64 and C:\Windows\System32 locations and then installed.
- Deleted from this location C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository and tried
Please check and suggest me.
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Start with the attached setupapi.dev.log and screenshot, then inspect the Npcap installation path for the reported Windows versions and try to reproduce the service-creation failure. Done means identifying the installation cause and documenting a verified fix or the additional diagnostics needed.
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- c
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