can't start cryptographic service

[Guest]

hi, i am using xp home sp2. when i try to start crypt service i get "error
123" and i think because of this i can't update my windows. what should i do
to fix it please help. thanks...

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

hi, i am using xp home sp2. when i try to start crypt service i get "error
123" and i think because of this i can't update my windows. what should i do
to fix it please help. thanks...

There's nothing here pertinent to the 123 error in particular, but it
might be worth your reading anyway, to see if your problem is similar
to one of these:

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

 

[Guest]

i tried some of them before but it didn't solve my problem. thanks anyway for
your help.