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A Windows XP Service Pack 3-based client computer cannot use the IEEE 802.1x authentication when you use PEAP with PEAP-MSCHAPv2 in a domain

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario in an Active Directory domain network environment:

You configure a Windows Server 2008-based computer as the Network Policy Server (NPS).
You enable IEEE 802.1x authentication in the network.
You use Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) with Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol version 2 (PEAP-MSCHAPv2) in the network.

In this scenario, when a Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)-based client computer tries to join the network by using the IEEE 802.1x authentication, the IEEE 802.1x authentication fails.

Notes

This problem occurs when you use a user account that uses a mandatory user profile.
This problem does not occur when you use a user account that uses a roaming user profile.

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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.

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 3 installed on the computer.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/ )

How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

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