Ultimate Solution for installation failure / service create failed
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Description
I have no idea why the problem still exist since I first met it a year ago.
Just for convenience, anyone who is having this issue can try the manual install approach below.
- unzip the installer you got from site
- make sure you have NPFInstall.exe , npcap.inf/sys, npcap_wfp.ini in the same folder
- execute the following in an elevated command prompt
- NPFInstall.exe -i
- NPFInstall.exe -iw
- then run the npcap_installer.exe as normal
- copy npcap.sys to your system32/drivers folder
- net start npcap in an elevated command prompt
- enjoy wireshark
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The report provides a manual sequence involving NPFInstall.exe, npcap_installer.exe, npcap.sys, and the npcap service, but names no source file or test. First reproduce the installation and service failure on Windows using the listed steps; done would require identifying and documenting or fixing the cause, which the issue does not specify.
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Assessment
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100