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Friday, October 26, 2012

CISCO VPN Error 442 in Windows 8



How to fix Cisco VPN Client error 442 on Windows 8.

If you get below mentioned error massage when you try to connect from Windows 8 computer,



You have to follow these steps to fix that issue.

1..   Go in to Run by pressing  Windows+R   and type Regedit,

2.You will get this window and find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\CVirtA

3.  Then select the Display name to modify, and remove the characters from the Value data. (there will be something like “@oem13.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows” )

  •      For x86 PC, change the value data from something like"@oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter” to "Cisco Systems VPN Adapter”
  •  For x64 PC, change the value data from something like "@oem8.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows” to "Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows”

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Now you can connect to your CISCO VPN. No need to restart your PC 
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13 comments:

  1. ThorbyOctober 31, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    Thank you so much! I hope life pays you back a hundredfold!

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  2. Munas Ramli January 10, 2013 at 1:56 AM

    Thanks a bunch....

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  3. UnknownFebruary 1, 2013 at 11:56 AM

    you are soooper!! thanks soooo much

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  4. UnknownFebruary 13, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    Color me surprised. This worked on my Windows 8 Pro install with Cisco VPN 5.0.07.0290.

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  5. UnknownMarch 2, 2013 at 8:46 PM

    Thanks!!!

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  6. mMarch 18, 2013 at 1:22 AM

    Thanks very much , you saved my time and your service is very accurate and hasslefree

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  7. Rasik BihariApril 2, 2013 at 1:58 AM

    Awesome! Thanks for this help. I was bugging my head since morning.

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  8. AziphraleApril 24, 2013 at 7:20 PM

    thank you so much i was looking for a woraround for days. i love this.

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  9. UnknownAugust 1, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    Gracias desde colombia funciono full

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  10. UnknownOctober 18, 2013 at 12:37 PM

    Top marks. Worked a treat :)

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  11. UnknownMarch 27, 2014 at 11:37 AM

    Thank you
    It works, it saved me

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  12. UnknownAugust 28, 2014 at 8:53 AM

    What an elegant explanation - and it works!

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  13. UnknownSeptember 20, 2015 at 3:27 AM

    Thanks for this solution.It works fine on my Win8.
    Great post.
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