CISCO VPN Error 442 in Windows 8 Solutions

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