In the Common hardware types list, click Network adapters, and then click Next.
In Control Panel, double-click Add Hardware, and then clickĬlick Yes, I have already connected the hardware, and then clickĪt the bottom of the Installed hardware list, click Add a new hardware device, and then click Next.Ĭlick Install the hardware that I manually select from a list, and then click Next To install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter by using the Hardware Wizard, follow these steps: Updating drivers for *msloop from C:\WINDOWS\inf\netloop.inf.Ĭlick Start, click Control Panel, and then click Network Connections to verify that the Microsoft Loopback Adapter has been installed. Install is complete when drivers are updated. You see output that is similar as:ĭevice node created. Type devcon.exe install %windir%\inf\netloop.inf *msloop, and then press ENTER. In the Unzip to path box, type the folder where you want to unzip the files, and then click Unzip.Ĭlick OK, and then Close to complete the unzip process.Īt a command prompt, change directory to the folder where you extracted the DevCon files. A WinZip Self-Extractor dialog box appears.
Save the Devcon.exe file to a folder on your computer, and then open the folder.ĭouble-click Devcon.exe. Visit the following Microsoft Web site: Windows Device Console (Devcon.exe) To download and to run the DevCon utility, follow these steps:ĭownload the DevCon compressed file, and then extract the files: To quickly install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, use the DevCon utility at a command prompt. You can install the adapter by using a command prompt or by using the Hardware Wizard.
#SOFTWARE LOOPBACK INTERFACE 1 HOW TO#
This article describes how to install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. This article describes how to install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter.Īpplies to: Windows Server 2003 Original KB number: 842561 Introduction