Win7 set loopback interface and installation can not find the specified file solution
Microsoft Loopback Adapter is a tool that can be used to test in a virtual network environment, in such an environment can not access the network. Also, if there is a conflict with the network adapter or network adapter driver, you must use a loopback adapter. Network clients, protocols, and other network configuration items can be bound to loopback adapters, and network adapter drivers or network adapters can be installed later when network configuration information remains. When conducting a network experiment, it would be much easier if you have a loopback loopback network card to help. Opening loopback in win7 is not as simple as xp. Next, let everyone lead the step-by-step loopback NIC in win7 step by step. However, the general notebook will have the error that the Microsoft Loopback Adapter cannot find the specified file during installation. After finishing the article, I will teach you a foolproof method.
The steps to install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter are as follows:
Right-click [My Computer] and select [Properties].
Select [Device Manager] in the left menu of the pop-up dialog box or hit the command hdwwiz in the run.
Right-click on the computer name at the root of the device tree and select [Add Hardware].
Click [Next] in the pop-up dialog box.
Select [Manually select hardware and install in the list] and click [Next].
Select [Network Adapter] and click [Next].
Select [Microsoft] in the list on the left and select [Microsoft Loopback Adapter] in the list on the right, and click [Next].
Click [Next] to install.
Click [Finish] after the installation is completed.
Start, look at the picture:
First step
Press win + R, enter: hdwwiz, then click “OK”
ps:hdwwiz to manually add hardware Driven, friends who are familiar with computers should have some understanding of it.
The figure interface appears, click Next
Select:“Select search and install hardware automatically (recommended)”,
As shown below:
When When the following interface appears, click Next.
The following is displayed:
When the following interface list appears, select “network adapter",
in the following interface, On the left side of the "Manufacturers" column, select "Microsoft", in the right "Network Adapters" column, there will be a lot of adapters to choose from,
At this time, select "Microsoft Loopback Adapter" & rdquo; After selecting, click Next.
Installation starts now, continue to click Next:
Installation is in progress. . .
If the installation is successful, the following is true:
If it is not successful, it will show that the Microsoft Loopback Adapter installation cannot find the specified file.
The solution is as follows:
Please repeat the above steps, to select the network card, choose to install from disk, do not click Next. As shown below:
Then
Select the file copy source. The path is:
C:WindowsSystem32DriverStoreFileRepositorynetloop.inf_x86_neutral_4d78f7e869c1abbbnetloop.inf
Figure:
Good, we started looking for:
Looking at the end as shown in netloop.inf, then Open, as shown in the figure:
After opening, click Next, as shown in the figure:
At this point, you will be prompted to verify the publisher of this driver software:
Select Always Install This driver, so you don't need to install it again from disk when you need to install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter later.
Then you're done:
The final connection in the network connection: