Microsoft KB Archive/306964

= Problems if the Cryptography Subsystem Is Damaged =

Article ID: 306964

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q306964



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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you connect from a Terminal Services client to a Windows 2000-based server that is running Terminal Services, the Windows 2000-based server may record either of the following Event IDs: Event Type: Error

Event Source: TermService

Event Category: None

Event ID: 1014

Date:

Time:

User: N/A

Computer:

Description: Cannot load illegal module: C:\WINNT\System32\rdpwsx.DLL.

Description: The new task has been created, but may not run because the account information could not be set.

The specific error is: 0x80090016: Keyset does not exist



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the Cryptography subsystem is damaged.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. To resolve this problem, repair the Cryptography subsystem:  Start Registry Editor. Locate the following registry key:

 

 Click the   registry key, and then click Export Registry File on the Registry menu. Select a folder in which to save this file, and then save this file. After you export the registry key in step 3, delete the   registry key. Restart the server.</ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB306964

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