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Problem with root certificate update
On all our XP machines the event log is getting pounded with the following error.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: crypt32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8
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: The specified server cannot perform the requested operation.
After researching the problem a bit, it looks like it most likely stems from the fact that we have Windows Update turned off as we use WSUS. Does this mean we have to disabled the update root certificates on all the machines? Is this something we can push with WSUS without having to disable the root cert update?
Event Type: Error
Event Source: crypt32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8
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: The specified server cannot perform the requested operation.
After researching the problem a bit, it looks like it most likely stems from the fact that we have Windows Update turned off as we use WSUS. Does this mean we have to disabled the update root certificates on all the machines? Is this something we can push with WSUS without having to disable the root cert update?
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Thanks, we turned it off via GPO and it's working fine now.
1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. Click to clear the Update Root Certificates check box, and then continue with the Windows Components Wizard.
This could also happen if some certificates at Microsoft has expired and need updates. Then the problem will disappear after some hours or days.