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
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> 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
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> 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
> >
> >
> >
>

CryptAcquireContext failed. Error 0x57

On a production db of over 100 GB, i am getting the below error freqently and i have to restart my server as it becomes dead.

[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]CryptoAPI function 'CryptAcquireContext' failed. Error 0x57: The parameter is incorrect.

Alias: DBDest [07-07-16 17:14:04]

Please advise what is the cause of this problem/error and how to resolve this.

Can you tell us what you are doing when this error occurs? Anything to help isolate the cause of this issue will be helpful.

Can you also describe your setup? Are you running SQL Server 2005? 2000? What service pack?

Thanks,

jkh