PRB: SignCode Returns "Unable to Sign the Program 0x80070057"

 Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
Article ID: Q163954
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft ActiveX SDK, version 1.0
  • Microsoft Internet Client SDK, versions 4.0, 4.01

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to digitally sign a file using Signcode.exe results in the following error: 

   Unable to sign the program xxxxx: (0x80070057)

CAUSE

The current version of Signcode.exe that ships with the ActiveX SDK is unable to sign 16-bit files.

RESOLUTION

One workaround is to wrap the 16-bit file in a .cab or a self-extracting executable, which can then be digitally signed using Signcode.exe.

Note that only the 32-bit version of Internet Explorer requires a digital signature; 16-bit Internet Explorer does not check for signatures, and should therefore be able to download an unsigned 16-bit file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. 

Keywords          : AXSDKCodeSign kbprb kbprg
Technology        : kbInetDev
Version           : 1.0,4.0,4.01
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
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