Certificates

[Guest]

I could have thought this discussion group would have been asked this
question a million times by now ......
Will someone tell me why I have expired certificates issued by
microsoft in my computer . Should I have any " Expired" certificates on my
computer ? I have the Windows XP2 Update . Has someone put them there over
the internet ? Have I been hacked ?.....please

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Yes, you may need expired certificates.

Certificates That Are Required By Windows
[[As you may have noticed in the provided information, some of the
certificates have expired. However, these certificates are necessary for
backwards compatibility. Even if there is an expired trusted root
certificate, anything that was signed with that certificate prior to the
expiration date needs that trusted root certificate to be validated. As long
as expired certificates are not revoked, it can be used to validate anything
that was signed prior to its expiration.]]

Trusted Root Certificates That Are Required By Windows 2000, Windows XP, and
Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293781