CryptoAPI Function failed error

Hi all

I am facing this error can you help me please it is urgent

CryptoAPI function 'CryptAcquireContext' failed. Error 0x80090006: Invalid Signature.

thank you allhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811886

CryptoAPI function 'CryptAcquireContext' failed

Hi,
I am receiving the following error after installing MSDE
on a machine with NT 4.0 SP6a:
MSSQL Server logon. Connection failed. SQL State 42000 SQL
Server error 552
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI
function 'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize
correctly.
I have found the following KB article which addresses
this, but don't know how to sign on to the server using
sysadmin login.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=%
2Fservicedesks%2Fbin%2Fkbsearch.asp%3FArticle%3D32 1459
If anyone has seen this before would be very interested to
hear.
Many thanks,
Mark.
Yep... I've had this problem - or rather a customer 4000 miles away did.
As we were unwilling to advise the customer to do the fix - as we'd be the
ones responsible for 'trashing the machine' if it went wrong, we gave the
customer a link to the article. They didn't fancy doing it, their IT
looked at it and did not want to do the BOOT.INI thing either.
They upgraded subsequently to Win2K, bringing forward that users upgrade
window.

cryptoAPI

When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with our
VB6 application we sometimes get this error
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function
'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
Thanks
Andy
Hi
Probably the first of these but it does not mention Win 98
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321459
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811886
Is there a reason not to retire the Win 98 machine?
John
"Andy Atherton" <AndyA@.Computill.com> wrote in message
news:410b9065_4@.newsfeed.slurp.net...
> When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with our
> VB6 application we sometimes get this error
> [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function
> 'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
> Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
> On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>
>
|||I agree with John on that - why support securing data on an insecure o/s?
Regards,
Greg Linwood
SQL Server MVP
"John Bell" <jbellnewsposts@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8JNOc.11968$jq3.121975959@.news-text.cableinet.net...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hi
> Probably the first of these but it does not mention Win 98
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321459
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811886
> Is there a reason not to retire the Win 98 machine?
> John
> "Andy Atherton" <AndyA@.Computill.com> wrote in message
> news:410b9065_4@.newsfeed.slurp.net...
our
>

cryptoAPI

When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with our
VB6 application we sometimes get this error
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function
'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
Thanks
AndyHi
Probably the first of these but it does not mention Win 98
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321459
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811886
Is there a reason not to retire the Win 98 machine?
John
"Andy Atherton" <AndyA@.Computill.com> wrote in message
news:410b9065_4@.newsfeed.slurp.net...
> When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with our
> VB6 application we sometimes get this error
> [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function
> 'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
> Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
> On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>
>|||I agree with John on that - why support securing data on an insecure o/s?
Regards,
Greg Linwood
SQL Server MVP
"John Bell" <jbellnewsposts@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8JNOc.11968$jq3.121975959@.news-text.cableinet.net...
> Hi
> Probably the first of these but it does not mention Win 98
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321459
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811886
> Is there a reason not to retire the Win 98 machine?
> John
> "Andy Atherton" <AndyA@.Computill.com> wrote in message
> news:410b9065_4@.newsfeed.slurp.net...
> > When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with
our
> > VB6 application we sometimes get this error
> >
> > [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function
> > 'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
> > Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
> >
> > On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Andy
> >
> >
> >
>

cryptoAPI

When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with our
VB6 application we sometimes get this error
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function
'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
Thanks
Andy
Hi
Probably the first of these but it does not mention Win 98
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321459
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811886
Is there a reason not to retire the Win 98 machine?
John
"Andy Atherton" <AndyA@.Computill.com> wrote in message
news:410b9065_4@.newsfeed.slurp.net...
> When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with our
> VB6 application we sometimes get this error
> [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function
> 'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
> Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
> On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>
>
|||I agree with John on that - why support securing data on an insecure o/s?
Regards,
Greg Linwood
SQL Server MVP
"John Bell" <jbellnewsposts@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8JNOc.11968$jq3.121975959@.news-text.cableinet.net...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hi
> Probably the first of these but it does not mention Win 98
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321459
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811886
> Is there a reason not to retire the Win 98 machine?
> John
> "Andy Atherton" <AndyA@.Computill.com> wrote in message
> news:410b9065_4@.newsfeed.slurp.net...
our
>

cryptoAPI

When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with our
VB6 application we sometimes get this error
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI functio
n
'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
Thanks
AndyHi
Probably the first of these but it does not mention Win 98
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;321459
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;811886
Is there a reason not to retire the Win 98 machine?
John
"Andy Atherton" <AndyA@.Computill.com> wrote in message
news:410b9065_4@.newsfeed.slurp.net...
> When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with our
> VB6 application we sometimes get this error
> [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI funct
ion
> 'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
> Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
> On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>
>|||I agree with John on that - why support securing data on an insecure o/s?
Regards,
Greg Linwood
SQL Server MVP
"John Bell" <jbellnewsposts@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8JNOc.11968$jq3.121975959@.news-text.cableinet.net...
> Hi
> Probably the first of these but it does not mention Win 98
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;321459
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;811886
> Is there a reason not to retire the Win 98 machine?
> John
> "Andy Atherton" <AndyA@.Computill.com> wrote in message
> news:410b9065_4@.newsfeed.slurp.net...
our[vbcol=seagreen]
>

cryptoAPI

When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with our
VB6 application we sometimes get this error

[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function
'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.

On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before

Thanks
AndyHi

Probably the first of these but it does not mention Win 98

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;321459
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;811886

Is there a reason not to retire the Win 98 machine?

John

"Andy Atherton" <AndyA@.Computill.com> wrote in message
news:410b9065_4@.newsfeed.slurp.net...
> When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with our
> VB6 application we sometimes get this error
> [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function
> 'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
> Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
> On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
>
> Thanks
> Andy|||I agree with John on that - why support securing data on an insecure o/s?

Regards,
Greg Linwood
SQL Server MVP

"John Bell" <jbellnewsposts@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8JNOc.11968$jq3.121975959@.news-text.cableinet.net...
> Hi
> Probably the first of these but it does not mention Win 98
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;321459
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;811886
> Is there a reason not to retire the Win 98 machine?
> John
> "Andy Atherton" <AndyA@.Computill.com> wrote in message
> news:410b9065_4@.newsfeed.slurp.net...
> > When using SQL 2000 personal desktop (i.e MSDE) on win 98 Machine with
our
> > VB6 application we sometimes get this error
> > [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function
> > 'CryptAcquireContext' failed.
> > Error 0x8009001d: Provider DLL failed to initialize correctly.
> > On Win2000/2003 XP we not get this error any one come across this before
> > Thanks
> > Andy