One solution to sn.exe error "Failed to generate a strong name key pair -- The keyset is not defined

[BearFx]

Ever since installing vs.net 2003, I have been receiving an error
whenever I tried to generate a key using sn.exe. This was the output
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C:\>sn -k c:\testkey.snk

Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Strong Name Utility Version 1.1.4322.573
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2002. All rights reserved.

Failed to generate a strong name key pair -- The keyset is not
defined.
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Search as I might, I was not able to find a solution to the problem,
although I did find several posts about the problem. The suggested
fixes (which did not work for me) were to check & fix file permissions
(permissions were fine though) and to reinstall the .net framework.

After digging around on my machine for a bit, I found that the problem
was with the Cryptographic Service Provider. doing a sn.exe -c reset
it to default, and allowed me to generate a key pair.

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C:\>sn -c

Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Strong Name Utility Version 1.1.4322.573
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2002. All rights reserved.

Default CSP reset

C:\>sn -k c:\testkey.snk

Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Strong Name Utility Version 1.1.4322.573
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2002. All rights reserved.

Key pair written to c:\testkey.snk

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--SDF

 

[Huda Mohammed Tantawy]

Problem solved

I tried your solution and the problem was solved.
thanks alot .