Install A Loopback Adapter on Windows 7
The Microsoft Loopback adapter is a groovy little tool originally designed for testing network configurations. Over time, however, many other uses have been found for it – such as networking two computers together without using a cross-over Ethernet cable and connecting virtual machines to the internet. We’ve covered setup for the loopback adapter in XP and Vista but for reasons unknown Microsoft annoyingly decided to hide the “Add New Hardware Wizard” in Windows 7. This arrangement changes the setup process around and can make it tough to start, so here is a new groovy How-To guide just for installing the Windows 7 Loopback adapter!
How To Setup A Loopback Adapter On Windows 7
1. Click the Start Menu Orb. In the search box Type hdwwiz and then Click the hdwwize.exe program link.
2. Now the Add Hardware wizard should be open. Click Next through the first page, and then on the second Select Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced). Click Next to continue.
3. Scroll down the list and select Network Adapters then Click Next.
4. Give the next window a moment to load, and then click Microsoft and Select Microsoft Loopback Adapter then Click Next.
Now the Microsoft Loopback Adapter should be installed, and it will show up in your network connections window. From here you can easily configure your adapter to do whatever you’d like.
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Chris
Awesome & simple instructions!
MrGroove
Glad it worked for ya! Thnx for the feedback.
anil
thanx its worked
jiyas
thanx… how to manualy open “add hardware wizard” without hdwwiz command????
kriss
it seems like i dont have to microsoft loopback as a choice to pick as i do the same things as u do, i have gotten into the last step, but i cant pick loopback since its not a choice. what should i do? is it possible to download it?
Mullaiselvan. M
Thanks for clear presentation.
Ramesh
Great help;
Make the installation smooth…..
Thank you.
farra
THANK YOU!!!
dylon
i dont have network connections, atleast i dont see it, the only N I have in all control panel items, is network and sharing center
Good Stuff
Thanks heaps. Good easy tute.
ya
thanks .simply help me
Vanessa
Thanks. I need this to setup SDM on GNS3 :)
Mina
Thank you very much. this was so helpful. I spend hours truing to find out how to install the adaptor. I am a student and was about to give up and then I found this information form you. Thanks a lot.
Terrence
Thank for posting this. Windows 7 does seem to hide simple things easily available in XP
Gonzalo
Thanks… Really smooth. Plus it is the first hit in Google, just took me 5 minutes to solve the problem.
Lacko
Hi, thank you for your help!
Kiran
Thanks its help me lot
Alex Balan
Thanks mate, it really helped … i did it for 15 seconds .. while i was on microsoft site and reading it i spend more than an hour without doing anything … THANK YOU !
Steve Krause
Fantastic! Glad the article was able to help!
Blackhole
THANKS very much , it helped , i love you guys!
hassan
thank a lot bro ,it helped me a lot
Dilip
Thanks a lot dear
federico
thanks you saved my day!
Steve Krause
Awesome! Glad this old guy is still helping people out!
jk
thanks…. very helpful
Steve Krause
Excellent! Glad the article was able to get ya through it!
Thierry
Working fine, thanks very much Steve
BJ
Alternatively, you can open Device Manager, right click your ComputerName (the top most item) and select “Add Legacy Hardware”