Hello, When I attempt to create a new schedule tasks on a Win2k3 R2 x64 I receive the following. I have reviewed several articles shown below, and it appears that removing the contents of "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-18\" resolves the issue. Before I touch this folder, does removing/renaming this folder affect in other services that use the Crypto service on the server? Particularly I have my concerns about affecting SSL, which the server is running an IIS instance with an application using SSL. Thanks in advance.

Please refer to this Microsoft article for the resolution of your problem. There is no Microsoft indication in this Microsoft article that the deletion of this folder affect other services that use the Crypto service on the server. I recommand to you to perform a backup and then check that this solution solve your problem without any impact. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration

Thank you for the response. Do you know if making the changes as outlined in the KB articles affects any other Crypto related services on the system?

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I have still not performed any of the suggested solutions in the MS KB#246183. I would like to understand the full impact of removing/renaming the folder suggested. Specifically whether or not other Crypto services are affected on the machine, such as certificate pairs.