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1.04.2008

Boot Camp, WPA2 and Windows XP

I'm hoping Google will index this and save the next poor sap who runs into this issue a few minutes of frustration.

If you install Windows XP SP2 on a Mac via Boot Camp and then attempt to connect to a WiFi network that uses WPA2 authentication, it will not work.  XP SP2 does not have support for WPA2 without a hotfix which is found here.

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2 Comments:

  • At 2:13 PM , Anonymous Paulo said...

    I thought I had already done this... hopefully this will fix the issues I've been having. Didn't I call you about this months ago? =D

     
  • At 6:49 PM , Blogger caleb said...

    Google did indeed index it. Unfortunately how can I run the WGA authentication since I have no flipping wireless connection. I tried downloading the GenuineCheck.exe on my iBook and copying it to my iMac running XP, but it errors out. Apparently it requires an internet connection. This is BS. I bet those who pirated their copy of Windows aren't having this problem. They probably just torrented the WPA2 patch.

     

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