Microsoft KB Archive/818196

= Microsoft IPv6 is listed as &quot;Microsoft IPv6 Developer Edition&quot; in Windows XP Service Pack 1 =

Article ID: 818196

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

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SUMMARY
After you install Microsoft Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) on a Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based computer, when you view the properties of a network connection, the IPv6 protocol is listed as Microsoft IPv6 Developer Edition on the list of installed network components.



MORE INFORMATION
In Windows XP SP1, the IPv6 protocol is listed as Microsoft IPv6 Developer Edition in the This connection uses the following items list on the General tab of the  Properties dialog box. (To view the General tab, click Start, point to Connect to, click Show All Connections, right-click the network connection, click Properties, and then click the General tab).

Although the name that is listed for the IPv6 protocol suggests that Windows XP SP1 does not support it, Windows XP SP1 does in fact support it in the same way that the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family supports it. Microsoft did not change the name of the protocol was because of the effect of the change for localized versions of Windows.

To install the IPv6 protocol on a Windows XP SP1-based computer, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
 * 3) Right-click the appropriate network connection, and then click Properties.
 * 4) Click Install.
 * 5) In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, click Protocol, and then click Add.
 * 6) In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, click Microsoft IPv6 Developer Edition, and then click OK.
 * 7) Click Close.

For more information about Microsoft IPv6 for Windows XP, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/cryptographyetc/efs.mspx

For more information about Microsoft IPv6, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/bb530961.aspx

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