crypt32 error with event id 3

Could this be a proxy/firewall issue??  It sounds as though your server cannot directly talk to Microsoft's servers.  If you use a proxy to access the Internet set up IE so that you can talk to the Internet then "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\proxycfg.exe -u", this will ensure that Windows components use the proxy as well as IE.

Hope this helps.

Priz

we do not use any proxy on our network. the internet traffic for the machines is directed via a adsl line that is not connected to any firewall.

If the server has direct access to the Internet (ie does not go via a proxy) use "proxycfg.exe -d".  If the server does need to use the proxy then you can use "proxycfg.exe -p <servername>".  "proxycfg.exe -u" imports the current settings from IE.  You can check what the system is currently using by just typing "proxycfg.exe" at a command prompt.

Have you seen this KB article ==> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317541

Priz

just noticed today that mostof the servers are having the same error thrown up in the event viewer. There are no proxy and it is direct access msg i get when i just type proxycfg.exe

i have done the proxycfg.exe -d command and will let you know in a day or two as to if the box is getitng those messages again.

thanks

i am still getting the same message on the server. any other step that i could take.

You could try manually navigating to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and making sure that the servers have all of the "certificate" updates installed.

Priz

thanks for the help. this seems to have fixed the issue and i am not seeing the errors anymore for quite some time now