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Can't install tap driver using tapinstall.exe for OpenVPN when run from a .bat file, but it works when running OpenVPN installer

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Mar 15, 202619651 views
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When I run To add the tap driver, all I get back is a "failed" message with no details and the tap driver is not installed in Windows 7. The paths are correct and I tried specifying the absolute paths and it still didn't work. Running as an administrator also didn't fix the issue, however if I run …

Error Output

"..\bin\tapinstall.exe" install "..\driver\OemWin2k.inf" tap0901

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Fix for: Can't install tap driver using tapinstall.exe for OpenVPN when run from a .bat file, but it works when running OpenVPN installer

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I had a similar problem, and googling around found some potential solutions. The simplest is to check whether the ( for Win 7 64 bit) registry key exists, and add it if it does not. There is a registry problem which is related to using ESET Smart Se…

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