Article ID: 306667
Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
This article was previously published under Q306667
SYMPTOMS
When you try to generate a certificate request by using the Internet Information Services (IIS) Certificate Wizard from the properties of a site, the Server Certificate button may be unavailable or you may receive an error message similar to the following:
Note You may also see the IIS Manager close without error.
CAUSE
The Xenroll.dll file is not properly registered.
RESOLUTION
Xenroll.dll is located in the \Winnt\System32 directory. Follow these steps to reregister Xenroll.dll:
- Open Windows Explorer, expand the Winnt directory, and then click the System32 directory.
- Click Start, click Run, and then type Regsvr32 in the text box.
- In Windows Explorer, locate Xenroll.dll in the \Winnt\System32 directory, and then drag Xenroll.dll into the text box that is described in step 2.
- Click OK. A message box states that the Xenroll.dll registration is successful.
If registering the Xenroll.dll file does not resolve this issue, register the following additional files by using the same steps:
- \%systemroot%\system32\inetsrv\certmap.ocx
- \%systemroot%\system32\inetsrv\certwiz.ocx
Close the IIS Properties window, and then open the Web site properties. Verify that you can create a certificate request.
MORE INFORMATION
The Certwiz.ocx control wizard calls the Xenroll.dll dynamic-link library (DLL) when you click Server Certificate.
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Open Windows Explorer, expand the Winnt directory, and then click the System32 directory.
- Click Start, click Run, and then type Regsvr32 /u in the text box.
- In Windows Explorer, locate Xenroll.dll in the \WINNT\System32 directory, and then drag Xenroll.dll into the text box that is described in step 2.
- Click OK. A message box states that the Xenroll.dll unregistration is successful.
- Open the IIS Service Manager Microsoft Management Console (MMC), right-click a Web site, and then click Properties.
- In the site property window, click the Directory Security tab.
- Click Server Certificate to open the IIS Certificate Wizard. You receive the error message that is described in the "Symptoms" section.
REFERENCES
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
228821 Generating a certificate request file using the Certificate Wizard in IIS 5.0
290625 How to configure SSL in a Windows 2000 IIS 5.0 test environment by using Certificate Server 2.0
Additional query words: iis 5 iis5 iis 6 iis 6.0 iis6 certificate wizard ssl
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