Don --
Cryptographic Services Service:
Provides three management services: Catalog Database Service,
which confirms the signatures of Windows files; Protected Root Service,
which adds and removes Trusted Root Certification Authority certificates
from this computer; and Key Service, which helps enroll this computer for
certificates. If this service is stopped, these management services will not
function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly
depend on it will fail to start.
To correct your problem with Cryptographic Services:
Step #1
Perform a Disk Cleanup:
Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
Step #2:
Go to Start > Run and type: MSCONFIG , and hit enter.
Select "Normal Startup", click "apply" and reboot.
Step #3:
1. Start the Administrative Tools utility in your Control Panel.
2. Double-click Services.
3. Right-click "Cryptographic Services", and then click Properties.
4. Click "Automatic" for Startup type, and then click Start.
5. Try installing the Updates again. If the problem persists, go to Step 6.
6. Click Start, and then click Run.
7. In the Open box, type: CMD , and then click OK.
8. At the Command Prompt, type (or Copy & Paste) the following commands,
each individually, pressing ENTER after each line:
net stop cryptsvc
ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 oldcatroot2
net start cryptsvc
Type EXIT to close the Command Prompt, and install the patch:
Blaster Worm: Critical Security Patch for Windows XP (32-bit version - direct download)
http://microsoft.com/downloads/deta...6C-C5B6-44AC-9532-3DE40F69C074&displaylang=en
If installation continues to fail, try this additional procedure:
Click Start > Run and type: CMD , hit enter.
In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands,
pressing ENTER after each line:
net stop cryptsvc
net start cryptsvc
regsvr32 softpub.dll
regsvr32 wintrust.dll
regsvr32 initpki.dll
regsvr32 dssenh.dll
regsvr32 rsaenh.dll
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll
EXIT
Also, this Microsoft Knowledge Base Article may be applicable:
Errors Occur When You Try to Install Updates from the Windows Update Web Site
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817753
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Nicholas
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| Downloaded "WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe" from Microsoft
| Download Center but cannot install the patch. When I go
| to run this program on my Windows XP machine, I get the
| following error message--
|
| "Setup could not verify the integrity of the file
| Update.inf. Make sure the Cryptographic service is
| running on this computer"
|
| What "Crytographic service" ????
