Cannot setup WPA after installing XP SP2

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

B Davis wrote:

> I did a clean install of XP then installed SP2. I had to uninstall SP2
> to complete part of what I needed to do then I reinstalled SP2. After
> I installed SP2 the first time I checked the WiFi setup and saw the
> option for setting WPA encription but didn't setup the wireless
> network at that time. After reinstallinf SP2 I attempted to set up the
> wireless using WPA but that option no longer existed. I downloaded and
> attempted to install the Windoews XP Support Patch for Wi-Fi Protected
> Access but it only works on SP1.
>
> Does anyone have an idea how to fix XP SP2 so the WPA option is
> available again? Someone out there must have experienced this.

Does your hardware support WPA? This isn't a Windows limitation, but
that of the hardware. Both the wireless router and the wireless adapter
must support WPA. If they don't or only one component does, then use
WEP.

Malke
--
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Thanks for your replys and suggestions. I should have included more info in
the original post.
The hardware does support and was being used with this laptop using WPA. The
only thing that changed was installing a new hard drive and installing the
OS.

I will check into a updated driver for the built-in wireless on the laptop.

Any other suggestions are welcome. For now I went back to using WEP.

"B Davis" wrote:

> I did a clean install of XP then installed SP2. I had to uninstall SP2 to
> complete part of what I needed to do then I reinstalled SP2. After I
> installed SP2 the first time I checked the WiFi setup and saw the option for
> setting WPA encription but didn't setup the wireless network at that time.
> After reinstallinf SP2 I attempted to set up the wireless using WPA but that
> option no longer existed. I downloaded and attempted to install the Windoews
> XP Support Patch for Wi-Fi Protected Access but it only works on SP1.
>
> Does anyone have an idea how to fix XP SP2 so the WPA option is available
> again? Someone out there must have experienced this.
> --
> Bill

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Glad to hear your up and working......

"B Davis" <BDavis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BC64F7D2-ADA8-40E5-8624-C70250EA475F@microsoft.com...
> Robert
> I just got the WPA working again. Thanks for your suggestion as it
> prompted
> me to download and install latest update for the built-in wireless port. I
> then configured my wireless AP back to WPA and it works fine.
> Bill
>
> "Robert Jacobs" wrote:
>
>> Make sure you have the latest firmware on your wireless router and the
>> latest driver for your client installed.
>>
>>
>> "B Davis" <BDavis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5D5E8175-3E87-4610-B1B1-452F7ECE70C3@microsoft.com...
>> >I did a clean install of XP then installed SP2. I had to uninstall SP2
>> >to
>> > complete part of what I needed to do then I reinstalled SP2. After I
>> > installed SP2 the first time I checked the WiFi setup and saw the
>> > option
>> > for
>> > setting WPA encription but didn't setup the wireless network at that
>> > time.
>> > After reinstallinf SP2 I attempted to set up the wireless using WPA but
>> > that
>> > option no longer existed. I downloaded and attempted to install the
>> > Windoews
>> > XP Support Patch for Wi-Fi Protected Access but it only works on SP1.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have an idea how to fix XP SP2 so the WPA option is
>> > available
>> > again? Someone out there must have experienced this.
>> > --
>> > Bill
>>
>>
>>