Community
- Command Central
- MVP Program
- Monthly Mission
- Blogs
- Groups
- Events
- Media Vault
Products
- Observability
- Network Management
- Application Management
- IT Security
- IT Service Management
- System Management
- Database Management
Content Exchange
- SolarWinds Platform
- Server & Application Monitor
- Database Performance Analyzer
- Server Configuration Monitor
- Network Performance Monitor
- Network Configuration Manager
- SQL Sentry
- Web Help Desk
Free Tools & Trials

crypt32 error

Hi,

I´m getting a lot of this messages in my event viewer:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: crypt32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8
Date:  6/14/2010
Time:  10:22:17 AM
User:  N/A
Computer: xxxxxxxxxxx
Description:
Failed auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number from: <http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt> with error: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.

What could create this issue ?

Find more posts tagged with

Accepted answers

All comments

morgolis

That is a Windows error, a quick google revealed this link:

Windows Crypt32 Error

It revolves around Windows wanting to install an expired root certificates update.

From a newsgroup post: "I have manage to solve the this error by downloading the authrootstl.cab manually and installed the certifcate manually too. I have not seen the error event anymore since then. I also replaced the crypt32.dll just to be on the safe side."

Hope this helps.

m_roberts

This error being due to the fact that the server does not have Internet access to update its root certificates.

The easiest thing to do is to remove this feature, as it is redundant in this scenario:

1. Goto Add/Remove Programs > Windows Components

2. Untick Update Root Certificates and click next

contracer

Thanks a lot ! - problem solved.