Microsoft KB Archive/226959

= Unable to Export a Personal Certificate =

Article ID: 226959

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q226959



SYMPTOMS
When you try to export a personal certificate, it may appear as if you have successfully done so, but the certificate may not actually be exported.



CAUSE
This problem can occur when you try to export a personal certificate that was downloaded from an IIS version 4.0 certificate server with the exporting of keys disabled. When you do so, an incorrect certificate file (.pfx) is created, but you may not receive any indication of this error.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, upgrade to Internet Explorer version 5 or later. For information about how to do so, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie



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

Additional query words: 2.0 2.00 4.00

Keywords: kbenv kbui kbprb KB226959

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