Cryptographic Services won't start

[BDH]

Windows XP Home, SP2 on Compaq 2ghz, 512mb Ram.

Get the error when try to start..
Could not start the Cryptographic Services service on Local Computer.
Error 193: 0xc1

Windows updates (Windows Installer 3.1 & Update KB898461) won't install, nor
will Norton A/V 2006

Cannot seem to find answer in MS KB, Symantec etc.

 

[Guest]

This may seem like a silly question, but the MS Crypto Services depend on
RPC...have you checked to make sure the RPC Service is running?

 

[BDH]

Yes, RPC is running,

Error Reporting and Cryptographic are set to Automatic, but are not running
and won't start manually.

 

[Guest]

Hi BDH,

Have you tried:

http://www.updatexp.com/cryptographic-service.html

It worked for me.

All the best!

 

[Guest]

I am now having the same problem when trying install SP2 onto a friends
computer.I have tried everything I can find suggested on the net but without
success. In the Services window, Cryptographic Services (CS) has no status
EG: nothing written where you would expect to read Stopped or Running. It has
been set to Automatic. I have tried re-registering dll's, I have tried
renaming the catroot file, I have tried starting it in MS-DOS, I have tried
running the batch file "fixdb" but it's as though CS does'nt exist!. I have
done SFC's in Windows and MS-DOS but still nothing. The error message in
MS-DOS reads "Thee service is starting, The service could not be started, A
system error has occurred, System error 127 has occurred, The specified
procedure could not be found". When trying to install SP2 it always fails
with "Service Pack2 Setup Error. Setup could not verify the integrity of the
file Update.inf. Make sure the CS is running on this computer". Am I now
looking at a system repair from the installation disc? Any advice would be
welcome as I would love to have sorted for Christmas. Thanks.