When I run selfcert.exe I get 'Could not create a certificate'. Any ideas?

I am hopefully wrong, but this error may go very deep in the system. My
computer needed a complete reinstall before selfcert worked again.

You might start with opening Internet Explorer, menu Tools Options (? I
have a localized version here), and somewhere there find the certificates
list and see what's there, maybe remove some old ones.

HTH. Best wishes Harald

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When I run selfcert.exe I get 'Could not create a certificate'. Any
ideas?

Thanks. I have done that and thru mmc also (which displayed one IE didn't) but still have my problem.

Grüezi CraigBX

CraigBX schrieb am 06.05.2004

When I run selfcert.exe I get 'Could not create a certificate'. Any ideas?

I tracked this problem down with severeal peopel fron the German-NG and
even from Microsoft - it looks like the UI-part of Selfcert is corrupt
under some circumstances.

In this case use my Excel-AddIn to create a new certificate (unfortunately
its written in German, but really ease to use):

http://users.quick-line.ch/ramel/Fil...ert-Ersatz.xla

After it's installation you'll find a new Item in Menu -- Tools, called
'Eigenes Zertifikat erstellen'.

Just type your name in the Textbox and click [OK] -- the new certificate
is created.

The button 'Gültkgeitsdauer' opens an userform to specify an expiry-date or
an expiry-period in month (thats additional to 'Selfcert.exe' ;-))


Give it a try and I would be happy about a (hopefully positive) feedback.

--
Mit freundlichen Grüssen

Thomas Ramel
- MVP für Microsoft-Excel -

[Win 2000Pro SP-4 / xl2000 SP-3]