Security Certificates Appear Enlarged and Unusable with AVS in IEAK Wizard

ID: Q230701

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit versions 4.01, 4.01a

NOTE: The information in this article applies to the Finnish version(s) of Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Automatic Version Synchronization (AVS) feature in the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) Wizard installed on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4, the security certificates associated with the Internet Explorer cab files appear enlarged and unusable.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT 4.0 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The Finnish version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time     Size      File name     Platform
   ----------------------------------------------------
   04/20/99  05:03p   472,336   Cryptui.dll   x86

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Ieakfxi.exe (x86):

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/fin/nt40/hotfixes-postsp4/ieak-fix/

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Finnish version of Windows NT 4.0.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:4.01,4.01a; winnt:4.0 SP4
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug