Win7 set loopback interface and installation cannot find the specified file solution

Win7 set loopback interface and installation cannot find the specified file solution

The Microsoft Loopback Adapter is a tool that you can use to test in a virtual network environment, and you cannot access the network in such an environment. In addition, if there is a conflict with a network adapter or network adapter driver, you must use a loopback adapter. Network clients, protocols, and other network configuration items can be bound to the loopback adapter, and the network adapter driver or network adapter can be installed later when the network configuration information remains. In the network experiment, if there is a loopback loop back to help, it will be very convenient. Win7 Open loopback is not as simple as XP, next, to lead us, step-by-step in the Win7 to open the long-awaited loopback network card. However, the general notebook in the installation will have a Microsoft Loopback Adapter installation can not find the specified file error, in this after the author finishing, teach you a foolproof method.

The steps for installing the Microsoft Loopback Adapter are as follows:

Right-click [My Computer] and choose Properties.

In the left menu of the pop-up dialog box, choose Device Manager or hdwwiz the command on the run.

Right-click the computer name of the root of the device and choose Add Hardware.

In the pop-up dialog box, click [Next].

Select manually select the hardware in the list and install it and click Next.

Select [Network adapters] and click Next.

In the list on the left, select [Microsoft] and then select [Microsoft Loopback Adapter] in the list on the right, and click Next.

Click Next to install.

Click Finish when the installation is complete.

Go ahead, look at the picture:

First step

Press win + R to enter: Hdwwiz, then click OK

Ps:hdwwiz, which is used to manually add hardware drivers, a friend familiar with the computer should know something about it.

Appear as the Diagram screen, click Next

Select: "Select Search and install hardware automatically (recommended)",

The following figure:

When you see the following interface, click Next,

As follows:

When you see a list of the following interfaces, select Network adapters.

In the following interface, the left side of the "Manufacturer" in the column Select "Microsoft" in the right "network adapter" in the column, there will be a lot of options available adapter,

At this point, select Microsoft Loopback Adapter, and then click Next.

Installation starts immediately, continue clicking Next:

Installation in progress ...

If the installation succeeds, it is as follows:

If it is unsuccessful, the Microsoft Loopback Adapter installation is displayed and the specified file cannot be found.

The workaround is as follows:

Please repeat the above steps to select the network card, choose to install from the disk, do not point to the next step. The following figure:

And then there will be

Select a file copy source. The path is:

C:windowssystem32driverstorefilerepositorynetloop.inf_x86_neutral_4d78f7e869c1abbbnetloop.inf

As shown in figure:

Well, we started looking for:

Find the last figure Netloop.inf selected, and then open it, as shown in figure:

When you are open, click Next, as shown in the figure:

The system prompts you not to verify the publisher of this driver software:

Choose to always install this driver so that you do not need to install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter again when you need to install it again.

And then it's done:

Finally in the network connection can be found: