WAN Miniport (SSTP) - missing driver

Hi all,
just looked in device manager (unrelated matter) on Vista and noticed a
device that was listed as having a problem. It wasn't there a couple of
days ago.

WAN Miniport (SSTP)
Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The device
driver may be corrupted or missing. (code 39)

It seems to refer to an inf file called netsstpa.inf. When I search the
computer that file has definitely been indexed in the past (location c:
\widows\inf), but it's now gone. I haven't installed or uninstalled
anything network related for ages.


I'm not sure what this is. Any ideas why this would have suddenly
appeared over the last few days? Any idea how to fix it?

Thanks
Mick

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> Hi all,
> just looked in device manager (unrelated matter) on Vista and
> noticed a device that was listed as having a problem. It wasn't
> there a couple of days ago.
>
> WAN Miniport (SSTP)
> Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The
> device driver may be corrupted or missing. (code 39)
>
> It seems to refer to an inf file called netsstpa.inf. When I
> search the computer that file has definitely been indexed in the
> past (location c: \widows\inf), but it's now gone. I haven't
> installed or uninstalled anything network related for ages.
>
>
> I'm not sure what this is. Any ideas why this would have suddenly
> appeared over the last few days? Any idea how to fix it?
>
> Thanks
> Mick

This post talks about WAN Miniport (PPTP) that may help.

RESOLVED: Network Wizard only ...The solution involved reinstalling the WAN
Miniport (PPTP) driver. Here's how I did it: 1. Go to device manager and
select "Show Hidden Devices" under the ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...9aeb8e5e43c459


--
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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Mick" <mikeyjames69@NSHotmail.com.ns> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> just looked in device manager (unrelated matter) on Vista and noticed a
> device that was listed as having a problem. It wasn't there a couple of
> days ago.
>
> WAN Miniport (SSTP)
> Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The device
> driver may be corrupted or missing. (code 39)
>
> It seems to refer to an inf file called netsstpa.inf. When I search the
> computer that file has definitely been indexed in the past (location c:
> \widows\inf), but it's now gone. I haven't installed or uninstalled
> anything network related for ages.
>
>
> I'm not sure what this is. Any ideas why this would have suddenly
> appeared over the last few days? Any idea how to fix it?
>
> Thanks
> Mick

That didn't work for me, in fact now I lost the whole WAN Miniport SSTP option

John

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> This post talks about WAN Miniport (PPTP) that may help.
>
> RESOLVED: Network Wizard only ...The solution involved reinstalling the WAN
> Miniport (PPTP) driver. Here's how I did it: 1. Go to device manager and
> select "Show Hidden Devices" under the ...
> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...9aeb8e5e43c459
>
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "Mick" <mikeyjames69@NSHotmail.com.ns> wrote in message
> news:Xns99DBC22437F83mikeyjames69NSHotmai@JP.com...
> > Hi all,
> > just looked in device manager (unrelated matter) on Vista and noticed a
> > device that was listed as having a problem. It wasn't there a couple of
> > days ago.
> >
> > WAN Miniport (SSTP)
> > Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The device
> > driver may be corrupted or missing. (code 39)
> >
> > It seems to refer to an inf file called netsstpa.inf. When I search the
> > computer that file has definitely been indexed in the past (location c:
> > \widows\inf), but it's now gone. I haven't installed or uninstalled
> > anything network related for ages.
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure what this is. Any ideas why this would have suddenly
> > appeared over the last few days? Any idea how to fix it?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mick
>

[dpminusa]

I had this problem in Vista recently.

I used netcfg and devcon to resolve it. Netcfg is shipped with windows. Devcon needs to be downloaded from:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272/en-us

I removed and readded the device with the warning sign. These are special devices for VPN links, etc. Device Manager cannot repair them directly. You may want try just adding the device back without removing it first.

To remove:
netcfg -e -u ms_ndiswanip

To add:
devcon install c:\windows\inf\netrasa.inf ms_ndiswanip

If you get a failure message in devcon, reboot and let the bootup process try to finish the install. Let it run to completion, it takes a couple of minutes. I had to do this. Devcon seems to fail adding the drivers to the device node when Windows is running.

Both of these commands are run from the cmd prompt. Copying devcon.exe to a convenient directory like c:\users\<your ID> first is helpful.

If your device has a different name substitute it above. You may want to check netrasa.inf with notepad or wordpad first to make sure it is part of this definition file. Most likely it is.

MSDN or TechNet have writeups on what MINIPORTS are used for in more detail.

Thank you for the tip.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"dpminusa" <dpminusa.3icj3d@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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>
> I had this problem in Vista recently.
>
> I used netcfg and devcon to resolve it. Netcfg is shipped with
> windows. Devcon needs to be downloaded from:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272/en-us
>
> I removed and readded the device with the warning sign. These are
> special devices for VPN links, etc. Device Manager cannot repair them
> directly. You may want try just adding the device back without removing
> it first.
>
> To remove:
> netcfg -e -u ms_ndiswanip
>
> To add:
> devcon install c:\windows\inf\netrasa.inf ms_ndiswanip
>
> If you get a failure message in devcon, reboot and let the bootup
> process try to finish the install. Let it run to completion, it takes a
> couple of minutes. I had to do this. Devcon seems to fail adding the
> drivers to the device node when Windows is running.
>
> Both of these commands are run from the cmd prompt. Copying devcon.exe
> to a convenient directory like c:\users\<your ID> first is helpful.
>
> If your device has a different name substitute it above. You may want
> to check netrasa.inf with notepad or wordpad first to make sure it is
> part of this definition file. Most likely it is.
>
> MSDN or TechNet have writeups on what MINIPORTS are used for in more
> detail.
>
>
> --
> dpminusa
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