Does anybody here knows what Microsoft TUN miniport adapter is? I have two in my 
network adapters under Device Manager. Both are enabled, and while the first one 
is started, the second cannot be started so it has the yellow "!" on it. It cannot 
be uninstalled saying it's required for XP at bootime.

I have searched Microsoft, Google, Forums, but found no answers. I removed all networking 
components in XP, but it's still there. Help, I wanna get rid of it.

regards,

James

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re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 4:11 pm Posted by jaf (3408 messages posted) I have searched Microsoft, Google, Forums, but found no answers. What keywords did you use when you searched? Try Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter. That's how I would find the definition ;) On Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 1:39 pm, edesider wrote: >Does anybody here knows what Microsoft TUN miniport adapter is? I have two in my >network adapters under Device Manager. Both are enabled, and while the first one >is started, the second cannot be started so it has the yellow "!" on it. It cannot >be uninstalled saying it's required for XP at bootime. > >I have searched Microsoft, Google, Forums, but found no answers. I removed all networking >components in XP, but it's still there. Help, I wanna get rid of it. > >regards, > >James [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 4:41 pm Posted by edesider (26 messages posted) yes, I typed those keyword of course but found no answers on what Microsoft TUN miniport adapter is and how to get rid of it on system device manager. James On Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 4:11 pm, jaf wrote: >I have searched Microsoft, Google, Forums, but found no answers. > >What keywords did you use when you searched? Try Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter. > That's how I would find the definition ;) > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 5:12 pm Posted by jaf (3408 messages posted) Sorry I can't help you more James. I don't have any experience with the adapter you mentioned. The only information I could provide would be as a result of a search with Google. I noticed several threads regarding that adapter and also that it could be either a part of an advanced networking pack added on to XP, the result of a past MS hotfix, or part of Windows 2003 .net server. Maybe someone else that has had the same problem will post and help you out... From a thread at Experts Exchange, via Google: "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter (comes with Microsoft Windows 2003 .Net Server), a network driver that provides a tunnel with a File API interface, through which a user-mode Windows application or service can interact with the network stack as if the application were a network interface." On Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 4:41 pm, edesider wrote: >yes, I typed those keyword of course but found no answers on what Microsoft TUN miniport >adapter is and how to get rid of it on system device manager. > >James > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at 4:50 am Posted by wondrous (1 messages posted) Firstly I'm a chinese, so I will try to express the solution precisely. I've in the troble as you today after i check PtoP and Gateway find program(I'm using the Chinese edition so I'm afraid I dont't the name of them in English)in the Windows setup Program in add&remove Program in control pannel,then I got a new conflicted device which name is "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter #2".Then after a lot of attempt,I check all the components of them(Web Service),which result in a new conflicted device which is named"#3".Woh... Then I got the solution,firstly remove the advanced network pack fully,I got the #3 gone,then disable the #2,reinstall the pack again,then enable the adapter,then re-unistall it.That's what I got,all conflicted device disappear,just with Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter which is in good condition. So that is maybe caused by check and uncheck some items in web service for more than one tiome.If all things are right,there should be only one adapter,but becase of some reason only damn Microsoft know,some tag thst should be make did not work, so more than one adapter are enabled at the same time,which makes the troble. Maybe you will find some problem in reading my english,I'm so sorry.But I actually solve it.if you have some problems with it ,Please contact me use the email:Wondrous_0@Yahoo.com.cn. We can see Microsoft is always use their hotfixs to make troble that need more hotfixs. On Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 5:12 pm, jaf wrote: >Sorry I can't help you more James. I don't have any experience with the adapter >you mentioned. The only information I could provide would be as a result of a search >with Google. I noticed several threads regarding that adapter and also that it could >be either a part of an advanced networking pack added on to XP, the result of a past >MS hotfix, or part of Windows 2003 .net server. Maybe someone else that has had >the same problem will post and help you out... >From a thread at Experts Exchange, via Google: "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter >(comes with Microsoft Windows 2003 .Net Server), a network driver that provides a >tunnel with a File API interface, through which a user-mode Windows application or >service can interact with the network stack as if the application were a network >interface." > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 12:28 am Posted by Qrom (1 messages posted) Only if you Have the Two Internet Protocol : 1. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 2. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 6 ... Listed in START...CONTROL PANEL...NETWORK CONNECTION...Local Area network ... Properties ... ONLY if you have both...Uninstall the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 6 ...and the problem go off. (Dont need Restart for see the changes ... but the system ask for reboot) Regards, Qrom. On Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 1:39 pm, edesider wrote: >Does anybody here knows what Microsoft TUN miniport adapter is? I have two in my >network adapters under Device Manager. Both are enabled, and while the first one >is started, the second cannot be started so it has the yellow "!" on it. It cannot >be uninstalled saying it's required for XP at bootime. > >I have searched Microsoft, Google, Forums, but found no answers. I removed all networking >components in XP, but it's still there. Help, I wanna get rid of it. > >regards, > >James [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 5:42 pm Posted by Richard (1 messages posted) Got the same D***** problem. I got it I think after setting a network router but not sure. I just tried it since last night. Now this is here. I have several adapter listings and unsure what to do. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Friday, January 21, 2005 at 7:31 am Posted by Johnny Schlaack (3 messages posted) Hello, I read your message here. I originally had one conflict which was "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adaptor #2". I followed your instructions and then I got another conflict "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adaptor #3". I did exactly what your instructions said, but the conflicts won't go away. I'm stuck, and can't use my network port. I have a HP Pavilion ZT1180, and any help you can give me would be appreciated. Thanks, John On Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at 4:50 am, wondrous wrote: >Firstly I'm a chinese, so I will try to express the solution precisely. >I've in the troble as you today after i check PtoP and Gateway find program(I'm using >the Chinese edition so I'm afraid I dont't the name of them in English)in the Windows >setup Program in add&remove Program in control pannel,then I got a new conflicted >device which name is "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter #2".Then after a lot of attempt,I >check all the components of them(Web Service),which result in a new conflicted device >which is named"#3".Woh... >Then I got the solution,firstly remove the advanced network pack fully,I got the >#3 gone,then disable the #2,reinstall the pack again,then enable the adapter,then >re-unistall it.That's what I got,all conflicted device disappear,just with Microsoft >Tun Miniport Adapter which is in good condition. >So that is maybe caused by check and uncheck some items in web service for more than >one tiome.If all things are right,there should be only one adapter,but becase of >some reason only damn Microsoft know,some tag thst should be make did not work, so >more than one adapter are enabled at the same time,which makes the troble. >Maybe you will find some problem in reading my english,I'm so sorry.But I actually >solve it.if you have some problems with it ,Please contact me use the email:Wondrous_0@Yahoo.com.cn. >We can see Microsoft is always use their hotfixs to make troble that need more hotfixs. > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Saturday, May 7, 2005 at 6:49 pm Posted by dundas (2 messages posted) Proven solution for deleting "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter #2" run regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Cont rol\Class\ browse through those names like {4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318} * might not be the same as mine, but... go through the 0000, 0001, ... and notice the right panel for "DriverDesc" matches "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter", the second one is the "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter #2" delete the whole folder of it and then u can uninstall "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter #2" in your device manager. have fun Dundas Hong Kong PRC On Friday, January 21, 2005 at 7:31 am, Johnny Schlaack wrote: >Hello, > >I read your message here. I originally had one conflict which was "Microsoft Tun >Miniport Adaptor #2". I followed your instructions and then I got another conflict >"Microsoft Tun Miniport Adaptor #3". I did exactly what your instructions said, >but the conflicts won't go away. I'm stuck, and can't use my network port. I have >a HP Pavilion ZT1180, and any help you can give me would be appreciated. > >Thanks, >John > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Monday, May 9, 2005 at 9:01 pm Posted by Johnny Schlaack (3 messages posted) Greetings Dundas, First, thanks much for responding to my posting. But please note that the regedit will not allow to delete these registry folders. I've tried everything I know how to do, but it won't let me delete them. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks, Johnny On Saturday, May 7, 2005 at 6:49 pm, dundas wrote: >Proven solution for deleting "Microsoft Tun > >Miniport Adapter #2" > >run regedit > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Cont > >rol\Class\ > >browse through those names like >{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318} > >* might not be the same as mine, but... >go through the 0000, 0001, ... and notice the > >right panel for "DriverDesc" matches "Microsoft > >Tun Miniport Adapter", >the second one is the "Microsoft Tun Miniport > >Adapter #2" > > >delete the whole folder of it and then u can > >uninstall "Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter #2" in > >your device manager. > > >have fun > >Dundas > >Hong Kong >PRC > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 6:06 am Posted by Falcon (13489 messages posted) Right-click it->Permissions. Add yourself tot he list and check the Full Control allow box. My Malware Removal Instructions Perform the following: Disable System Restore * Perform an online virus scan * * * * . Download, update, and run these tools: Spybot Search & Destroy * Lavasoft Adaware * CWShredder * Repeat as necessary until clean. If you still experience problems after doing these steps, download HijackThis * and post a log to this forum. To protect against reinfection, download and use these: If at all possible, I recommend that you use alternative software, particularly web browsers and email clients: Web Browsers * * * Email Clients * * If this is not a viable option, or for additional protection, use these: Javacool's SpywareBlaster * Javacool's SpywareGuard * Malware-blocking HOSTS file * IE-SPYAD * , Internet Explorer only Optionally Reenable System Restore * . Better alternatives to System Restore. If you encounter any broken links, please inform me of them. Also note that these links direct through my web server to allow me to keep them up-to-date or post additional info. If you are unable to use the links above, click the stars instead, which are a direct link to the page in question. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 4:42 am Posted by dundas (2 messages posted) Hi Jonny: I think Falcon has responed to your question nicely, (i.e. change the permission in regedit), thx to Falcon. c u On Monday, May 9, 2005 at 9:01 pm, Johnny Schlaack wrote: > >Greetings Dundas, > >First, thanks much for responding to my posting. But please note that the regedit >will not allow to delete these registry folders. I've tried everything I know how >to do, but it won't let me delete them. Do you have any other suggestions? > >Thanks, >Johnny > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 12:38 pm Posted by Johnny Schlaack (3 messages posted) I want to thank you all for your help! After several months of not being able to fix the registry, I was finally able to remove the Tun Miniport adaptor. May God Bless! Johnny www.grahamchurch.org www.wayofthemaster.com On Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 4:42 am, dundas wrote: >Hi Jonny: > > > I think Falcon has responed to your question nicely, (i.e. change the permission >in regedit), thx to Falcon. > >c u > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 6:36 am Posted by Juan Carlos (1 messages posted) Qrom. I would like to say thank you very much.....you the man! I had the same problem but after following your instructions its dissapeared. Nice one, Balos On Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 12:28 am, Qrom wrote: >Only if you Have the Two Internet Protocol : > >1. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) >2. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 6 > >... Listed in START...CONTROL PANEL...NETWORK CONNECTION...Local Area network ... >Properties ... > >ONLY if you have both...Uninstall the >Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 6 >...and the problem go off. >(Dont need Restart for see the changes ... but the system ask for reboot) > >Regards, >Qrom. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 8:59 am Posted by mick13 (1 messages posted) >I am having this problem as well and after deleting the registry entries i was able to uninstall the TUN Miniport, but after a reboot it came right back... On Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 6:36 am, Juan Carlos wrote: >Qrom. > >I would like to say thank you very much.....you the man! I had the same problem >but after following your instructions its dissapeared. > >Nice one, > >Balos > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Friday, May 12, 2006 at 9:02 pm Posted by james c walker (1 messages posted) i have a tun miniport adapter showing up and i think it's supposed to. unfortunately it shows disabled and won't start. i've checked the processes and they are automagic. i think that some service in the startup tray is trying to use it, exceeding the network stack and randomly locking my machine. how can i get the gateway to ENABLE ? On Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 8:59 am, mick13 wrote: > >>I am having this problem as well and after deleting the registry entries i was able >to uninstall the TUN Miniport, but after a reboot it came right back... > > > > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at 4:02 am Posted by Andrew Denham (1 messages posted) HI, Tun miniport adapter remove goto desktop, Start, Run. In run box type: IVP6 uninstall enter. That seems to kill it. On Friday, May 12, 2006 at 9:02 pm, james c walker wrote: >i have a tun miniport adapter showing up and i think it's supposed to. unfortunately >it shows disabled and won't start. i've checked the processes and they are automagic. >i think that some service in the startup tray is trying to use it, exceeding the >network stack and randomly locking my machine. > >how can i get the gateway to ENABLE ? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Thursday, August 24, 2006 at 2:59 am Posted by Zazula (1 messages posted) At least for me, uninstalling TCP/IP v.6 did not do the trick. My whole "Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter" adventure and the definitive workaround I devised, is here: http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?t=101894 On Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at 4:02 am, Andrew Denham wrote: >HI, > >Tun miniport adapter remove goto desktop, > >Start, Run. In run box type: > >IVP6 uninstall > >enter. > >That seems to kill it. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 10:40 am Posted by wumpus (1 messages posted) From the MSDN Home Page: The Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter component provides support for the Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter. Services There are no services associated with this component. Associated Components No other components interact with this component. Settings There are no configurable settings for this component. © 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. (a very good example of double-speak) It is installed with Windows XPSP2. wumpus On Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 12:28 am, Qrom wrote: >Only if you Have the Two Internet Protocol : > >1. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) >2. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 6 > >... Listed in START...CONTROL PANEL...NETWORK CONNECTION...Local Area network ... >Properties ... > >ONLY if you have both...Uninstall the >Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 6 >...and the problem go off. >(Dont need Restart for see the changes ... but the system ask for reboot) > >Regards, >Qrom. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 11:54 am Posted by Killit (1 messages posted) Simply go into the Device Manager - Network adapters and Disable the Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter. You might have to reset some devices affected by this adapter. Killit On Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 1:39 pm, edesider wrote: >Does anybody here knows what Microsoft TUN miniport adapter is? I have two in my >network adapters under Device Manager. Both are enabled, and while the first one >is started, the second cannot be started so it has the yellow "!" on it. It cannot >be uninstalled saying it's required for XP at bootime. > >I have searched Microsoft, Google, Forums, but found no answers. I removed all networking >components in XP, but it's still there. Help, I wanna get rid of it. > >regards, > >James [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Friday, December 26, 2008 at 12:48 pm Posted by nick (1 messages posted) Im tired of morons posting who have no clue how to fix the problems~! On Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 12:28 am, Qrom wrote: >Only if you Have the Two Internet Protocol : > >1. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) >2. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 6 > >... Listed in START...CONTROL PANEL...NETWORK CONNECTION...Local Area network ... >Properties ... > >ONLY if you have both...Uninstall the >Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Version 6 >...and the problem go off. >(Dont need Restart for see the changes ... but the system ask for reboot) > >Regards, >Qrom. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Monday, August 24, 2009 at 12:06 pm Posted by AEN (7 messages posted) 24August2009 Today I achieved something I didn't even have on my mind when I started the day. I did a routine defrag & registry backup on one of my XP laptops; so when I found the tun miniport fix published by ZAZULA @ Tech Support Forums, I was ready to massively edit the registry. Unfortunately the fix was not a success. The two tun miniport entries with error code 10 simply changed names to WAN ... with error codes 10, so I restored the registry. Then I found a posting by Leroy @ Techarena.in, who claimed to have fixed the error code 10 message but could not uninstall the tun miniport. Leroy's posting gave me the idea to install a different driver on the tun miniport entries. I have/use USB link cable, which is also called USB miniport. I had no expectations but also had no other possible solutions. I ignored the warning not to install the driver, then ignored the warning that the driver was not digitally signed, then ignored the warning(s) that the devices were deactivated (code 22) or would not start (code 10). I then tried to uninstall the former tun miniport entry which was now called Hi-Speed USB ... and, instead of XP telling me the device could not be uninstalled because the device might be necessary for startup, XP UNISTALLED the entries! I've rebooted several times & used this method to uninstall/remove the tun miniports from all three of my XP laptops. The tun miniports have not mysteriously reappeared either! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter... What is it? Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 5:08 am Posted by Joy Carter (1 messages posted) I have the same problem. I find the Microsoft TUN Miniport Adapter in the Root Directory. I don't know how to get into the Root Directory, but will pursue that. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum