I tried using selfcert again to create another certificate. I get an
error dialog "Selfcert Error Could not create a certificate".
I've found that other people have had what seems to be the same
problem. The only one who resolved the problem did so by reinstalling
IE 5.5. I can't do that as I'm using Windows XP.
Any other ideas?
Thanks.
Mike
In case it helps the next victim, I resolved the problem without finding out what
selfcert.exe's problem was. I used makecert.exe to create a new certificate directly with the
following command:
makecert -n "CN=mbk" -sk myNewRootKey -r -ss myNewRoot
I then used the Certificates Snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console to select the
certificate in the myNewRoot tree entry, copied it then pasted into the Personal store. At that
point, I used VBA to choose the new certificate and sign the VBA project.
Mike
Thanks for this - just what I've been looking for, having had the same
problem with Selfcert.
Could you expand on:-
>I then used the Certificates Snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console to select the
>certificate in the myNewRoot tree entry, copied it then pasted into the Personal store. At that
>point, I used VBA to choose the new certificate and sign the VBA project.
I have looked at the MSDN library for this, but got a little lost!
Will the resultant cert be good for (manually) signing a Word VBA
project? I intend to use it to sign a Project I distribute on a
commercial basis. I know this is not strictly it's intended purpose,
but I used the Selfcert sig successfully in this way. I know also that
I should get a "proper" certificate from Thawte or the like, but my
income from this product does not justify the expense - I just want my
users to be able to run with Macro Security set to High, having
installed and "trusted" the code.
Thanks in advance for any comments/advice you or others can give on
this subject.
--
Nick Michell
ni...@avnet.co.uk
I haven't done that so I can't offer you any advice. I suspect you'll
have a fairly complex installation procedure.
Mike