Saturday, December 29, 2012

install a Loopback Adapter in Windows 7


To installa  Microsoft Loopback adapter in WIndows 7
1. Click Start – Search for cmd, right-click cmd and select “Run as Administrator”
2. From the command prompt, run “hdwwiz.exe“. This should launch the “Add Hardware Wizard“. Click Next.
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3. Select “Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)” and click Next.
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4. Now from the list select Network Adapters and click Next.
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5. Under Manufacturers, select Microsoft and select “Microsoft Loopback Adapter” under Network Adapter and click Next. This should start the installation. Click Finish when the installation completes.
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To confirm the loopback adapter installed, right-click Computer, select properties. Click Device Manager and expand Network Adapters and you can see the Loopback adapter installed there.
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