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by marcolopes 1 view

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This is really annoying! Windows has so many things that seem hard to control, but I go really mad when I cannot remove a single program / service.

Since windows installed the "Network Monitor Driver", I cannot remove it.
When I try to remove it, the Network properties window simply HANGS.
I must kill the process, as it stays in the HANG state for minutes, without any change.
After that, NETWORK MONITOR DRIVER still remains on the network properties.

RECENTLY I had an "improvement" on this problem!
I installed the new "NETWORK MONITOR 3" from Microsoft.
After I REMOVED this one (network monitor 3), I get the error:
"Cannot uninstall the Network Monitor Driver component. Network monitor driver is still required by the following components and cannot be uninstalled until those components are uninstalled: NETWORK MONITOR3"

SO, now I have 2 annoyances!!!!!!!!!!!

I only have 3 registry keys that relate to "network monitor 3", and removing those will CHANGE the above error message to the SAME message without the "NETWORK MONITOR3" name on it, so it seems the registry is just a name reference.

Any help on this one?

Thanks.

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by toughguy000

If you want to remove the Network Monitor driver, simply type

c:\> netcap /remove

p.s. Why are you wanting to remove this anyways? Are you ricing your box for that extra 0.0000000001% increase in speed? It's like painting stripes on your car because it makes you look like your going faster....

by marcolopes

Thanks for the reply toughguy.

AS u can imagine, i've tried MANY things, one of them is the command "netcap /remove", wich gives me "No instances of the Network Monitor driver installed by Netcap.exe were found."

This is why i need help. I have made the "basic" stuff, and some other manouvres!

About the WHY I want to remove, let's say this is a question of "DOES the system controls U, or do u control the system" thing...

Plus, i don't understand how MANY instances of the Microsoft Network Monitor Driver can we have on the system. If it is not NETCAP neither WINPCAP, what the hell is?

by toughguy000

In all honesty I think you should move up to your next level in computing if you think that. Go and hop on a Linux system (Gentoo should be good as you like to control everything) This will give you much more control over your computing experience.

by mikez2

Sorry to necro this old post up, but I nearly had coffee coming through my nose at your ridiculous assertion.

You want to know how much Network Monitor driver can slow down a server? Lets take a look...

Copying a 167MB file to the server:
w/ Network Monitor: 88 minutes
w/ out Network Monitor: 35 seconds

Opening a large SQL database app:
w/ Network Monitor: 4-5 minutes
w/out Network Monitor: 9 seconds

Backing up 4 GB of data to Tape
w/ Network Monitor: 22 hours
w/out Network Monitor: 26 minutes

I'd say that difference is slightly more than a "0.0000000001% increase in speed"

by key2029

1. Install Network Monitor 3 (if you removed it)
2. goto its folder, usually c:\program files\microsoft network monitor 3
3. nmconfig /uninstall
4. Remove Network Monitor 3
5. Install ethereal :)

by fabrave

After the Microsoft Network Monitor 3 is installed, there is a file in the installation folder named nmconfig.exe. If you use the command line nmconfig/uninstall, the Network Monitor Driver will be removed. For example,one possible place of the file, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Network Monitor 3.0\nmconfig.exe

by marcolopes

Thanks for the tip. It Worked.
Now the "Network Monitor driver" installed in network properties (aka "Netmon Capture Packet Driver") DOES NOT LINK to the Netmon3.

Instead of the "cannot remove" error, i now get a usual NETWORK PROPERTIES window FREEZE.

So, i'm back to square 1!
Now i only need to find a way to remove the original "Netmon" driver.

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