Cisco VPN Client Error:
Secure VPN Connection terminated locally by the Client
Reason 442 Failed to Enable Virtual Adapter
In Windows 8/8.1 (32/64 bit ) you may get an error when trying to connect to VPN from Cisco VPN Client saying Reason 442 Failed to Enable Virtual Adapter, to fix this error please make the required changes in the registry as shown in this post.
Note: Make sure you do a backup before do any modification to key values in registry.(In the registry menu, go to File > Export)
1. Open Registry Editor (Windows Key + R Key on keyboard to open "Run" window and type "regedit" to launch registry editor.)
2. Navigate to this path in registry editor HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CVirtA
3. Right click on DisplayName and select Modify from the options.
4. Based on the operating system you are working, change the values as follows:
Windows 8 32bit (x86)
Change value @oem5.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter to Cisco Systems VPN Adapter
Windows 8 64bit (x64)
Change value @oem5.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows to Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows
Note: In this fix you are just removing the part "@oemX.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%" and the modified value should be starting from "Cisco"
