TAP unistall issue Windows XP - Update

[AYWW]

Graham Smith schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
> To recap, after installing and uninstalling TINC a number of times, TINC
> eventually wouldn't start.
> 
> Debug gave a "".. not a usable Windows TAP Device.. File not found" error.
> 
> After doing some digging, I found a dozen or so duplicate Network Adaptor
> bindings for the TAP driver in the Windows Registry.
> 
> These were essentially orphaned entries as there was no corresponding
> Adaptor in "Network Connections" panel.
> 
> I manually deleted these orphaned keys and then TINC was happy.
> 
> I haven't found a reason why this situation exists but I did find a related
> article on MS Support site - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899868


Hi,

6 months ago I had the same problems.

Before I discovered the duplicate entry's in 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} 
I found some other solution:

Go to Start, Settings, Network Connections, right-click on your TAP 
Adapter and choose disable. Wait a few seconds and re-enable it.

Now TINC works until the next reboot.

I had even a script written that disabled and re-enabled my TAP-Adapter 
and then started TINC.

Maybe this info helps someone to find the real source of the problem.

Kind regards
Andreas Weger