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Re: Create/install a "certificate in the trusted Root Certification  Authorities store"


Re: Create/install a "certificate in the trusted Root Certification  Authorities store"


For those interested in this issue read the following:


>Gord Dibben  MS Excel MVP


>Instructions for Excel 2003 on WindowsXP Pro SP2

>

>Have a go at changing the DC to a Trusted Certifiicate.

>

>With Excel closed......................

>

>Start>Run "mmc" to open the Microsoft Management Console.

>

>File>Add/Remove Snap-in.  Select Certificates snap-in.

>


***********  At this point I was not provided the option mentioned in your next step


>Expand and open Personal Certificates folder.

>

>Select your SelfCert DC and drag it to the Trusted Root

>Certificates>Certificates folder.

>

>Close MMC...........you can save changes to Comsole1.msc if you choose, but not

>necessary unless you want the snap-in to stay loaded.

>

>Now open Excel and your workbook.

>

>Any difference?

>

>

>Gord Dibben  MS Excel MVP


Gord,


I was not able to continue the mmc process mentioned past *********** above.

That said, I would like to know what I did wrong.


I did open (via Start>Run) certmgr.msc


In that utility, I was able to drag my certificate to

the "Trusted" folder and it is now "Trusted" when I look at the "Certificate path"


Thanks Gord (if you have the time what did I do wrong with mmc?)

















Michael Yardley <middleton@mail.org> wrote:


>On Mar 18, 8:11 am, Eagle...@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:

>> XP Pro up to date

>>

>> using (from START>RUN) certmgr.msc I found a certificate that I would like to

>> install it in "the trusted Root Certification Authorities store".

>>

>> I can see the certificate in the Personal folder but its "certification path" indicates

>> that it is "Not Trusted."

>>

>> Do I have to delete it and start over?  modify it?

>>

>> The certificate was to authorize my personal Macros in Excel.  That said, I do

>> not believe it is an Excel issue (creating, modifying, installing certificates)

>>

>> I have no clue how to:

>> 1)  create a personal certificate and/or

>> 2)  install it in the trusted Root Certification Authorities store and/or

>> 3) make sure that the "certificate path" is OK (in short authorized and OK)

>>

>> Please help!

>>

>> EagleOne

>

>Where do you get your own security certificates?

>Security certificates are issued by independent certification

>authorities. There are different classes of security certificates,

>each one providing a different level of credibility. You can obtain

>your personal security certificate from certification authorities

>

>http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/85d1a658-27cd-4749-a41d-3e6ef3eb268b1033.mspx#ESC

>

>Certificate authority

>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_authority

>

>Internet Options Content Certificates.


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