ENS driver does not load anymore after re-install

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ENS driver does not load anymore after re-install

Postby Xander1978 » Nov 16 18 6:44 am

Hi,

I was trying the WinGate proxy software. When I first installed it, the ENS driver installed correctly and everything worked fine.

Then I decided to uninstall WinGate (why is not important right now).

But when I re-installed WinGate, suddenly the ENS part did not work correctly, displaying that the ENS driver is not installed (which is not true).

Does this happen more often?
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Re: ENS driver does not load anymore after re-install

Postby adrien » Nov 16 18 9:35 am

we used to see this a few years ago, but not any more.

You'll probably find the driver is in the OS driver store, and you can get it installed by going into the network adapter properties in the OS, click the install button, choose service, and select the WinGate Network Driver.

You will need to reboot for this to take effect.

Regards

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Re: ENS driver does not load anymore after re-install

Postby Xander1978 » Nov 16 18 9:06 pm

Hmm, the installer did install the driver. (The box was checked and I saw the text that it was installing it.)

However, it isn't listed under the services, if I go the network adapter properties.

Is there a way to install it manually?
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Re: ENS driver does not load anymore after re-install

Postby Xander1978 » Nov 16 18 10:10 pm

I had to look for the .inf file and install that.

But after that, it was listed under the services. And I could install it from there.

And now it works again.

Thanks!
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Re: ENS driver does not load anymore after re-install

Postby adrien » Nov 19 18 4:06 pm

HI

unfortunately the only documented (by MS) way to update a network driver is to uninstall it and reinstall it. If anything happens in between it can end up in an uninstalled state. It would be wonderful if MS let us tell Windows we wanted to update the driver instead but they don't unfortunately.
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Re: ENS driver does not load anymore after re-install

Postby Jacekiwi » Aug 14 19 4:07 pm

Can't install ENS driver on Windows 10 either. Haven'd found any INF or INI files relating to ENS either.
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Re: ENS driver does not load anymore after re-install

Postby adrien » Aug 16 19 4:16 am

Those files should have been installed in

c:\program files\wingate\drivers\vista
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Re: ENS driver does not load anymore after re-install

Postby Jacekiwi » Aug 16 19 11:02 am

Thanks. Installed Vista drivers. NAT now working.
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