[Vpn-help] Win7 64-bit error at install: Error 0x8004a029: Couldn't install the network component

[Matthew Grooms]

Doug Mayer wrote:
> I am attempting to install 2.1.5-rc4 on Windows 7 64-bit, and when it
> gets to the point in the install where it runs the following command:
> netcfg -add service pflt C:\Program Files\...\drivers\pfilter.inf
> 
> It errors out with:  Error 0x8004a029: Couldn't install the network component.
> 
> I've attempted to install it in Administrator mode and regular mode,
> and get this error every time. As a result, it will never connect to
> any VPN.
> 
> Has anyone seen this issue before, or know what may be the problem? I
> see a lot of other people that have had success, but I don't know of
> anything on my system that may be causing a conflict here?
> 

Hi Doug,

The pfilter.inf driver is the NDIS5 driver. Are you sure you grabbed the 
2.1.5 RC4 version or is that the output from a failure using an earlier 
version of the client? Both the 2.1.5 and 2.2.0 version should correctly 
identify the system and install the NDIS6 vfilter.inf driver instead.

-Matthew