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| b726d2 | Samuli Seppänen | 2025-02-11 11:21:27 | 1 | # What to do if the installation of the TAP-Win32 driver fails? |
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| 3 | If your TAP-Win32 driver installation fails with a message such as "The system cannot find the file specified", it's possible that your registry is missing the all-important **RunOnce** Key. Windows 2000/XP has a bug that it cannot properly detect new hardware by *.inf files, if the "!RunOnce" registry key is missing. See [this article](http://forums.techguy.org/windows-xp/235959-cannot-find-file-specified-during.html) for more information. |
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| 5 | Also, make sure that your system is not configured to silently reject unsigned driver installation. |
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| 7 | For more information on managing tap-windows drivers look [here](/Pages/Managing%20TAP-Windows%20drivers). |
