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A user receives an "Unable to log you on because it is required that you use a smart card" message when the user tries to log on to your Windows XP-based computer by using Remote Assistance

Article ID: 893226 - View products that this article applies to.

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. You enable the "Interactive logon: Require smart card" security setting on your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer so that users have to use a smart card to log on to the local computer. To do this, you follow the steps that are described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

834875

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834875/ )

Update for the "Interactive logon: Require smart card" security setting in Windows XP

After you enable the security setting, users cannot log on to your computer by using Remote Assistance. When a user on a remote computer tries to log on to your computer by using Remote Assistance, the user receives the following message:

Unable to log you on because it is required that you use a smart card to log on, please contact your administrator

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because the "Interactive logon: Require smart card" security setting in the update that is documented in Knowledge Base article 834875 also applies to the Remote Assistance user account.

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RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows XP, 32-bit versions

   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name        SP level
   ------------------------------------------------------------------
   28-Jan-2005  21:02  5.1.2600.2604  996,864  Msgina.dll       SP2
   18-Dec-2004  22:07  5.1.2600.2586    2,048  Xpsp3res.dll     SP2
   28-Jan-2005  21:09  5.1.2600.1621  976,896  Msgina.dll       SP1    
   01-Dec-2004  14:46  5.1.2600.1612  594,432  Xpsp2res.dll     SP1

Windows XP, 64-bit versions

   Date         Time   Version         Size       File name        Platform
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   28-Jan-2005  17:49  5.1.2600.1621   1,274,368  Msgina.dll       IA-64
   01-Dec-2004  15:23  5.1.2600.1612     593,920  Xpsp2res.dll     IA-64
   28-Jan-2005  17:55  5.1.2600.1621     976,896  Wmsgina.dll      x86
   01-Dec-2004  14:46  5.1.2600.1612     594,432  Wxpsp2res.dll    x86

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ )

Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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