Can't access Secure Websites
This article provides information and procedures that you can use to troubleshoot situations where you cannot connect to secure Web sites (https://) by using Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows XP.
To troubleshoot situations where you cannot connect to secure Web sites using Internet Explorer, try the following procedures, in the order that they are presented. After each procedure, use Internet Explorer to try to connect to a secure Web site and determine if the problem is resolved. If you can connect to the secure Web site and the problem is resolved, you do not have to follow the remaining procedures in this article. If the problem is not resolved, continue to the next procedure. The procedures below are hyperlinks that will give you step by step guide to help you with that step.
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Configure Security, Content, and Advanced Settings in Internet Explorer.
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Use System Restore to restore your system to a date before the problem began
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Use System File Checker (SFC.exe) Tool to verify Protected System Files.
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Verify that the Microsoft Cryptographic Services Service is Started
Register .Dll Files
Re-register the following .dll files:
Softpub.dll
Wintrust.dll
Initpki.dll
Dssenh.dll
Rsaenh.dll
Gpkcsp.dll
Sccbase.dll
Slbcsp.dll
Cryptdlg.dll
To do so:
- Open Command Prompt (Page will open in a separate window)
- At the command prompt, type the following lines and press
ENTER after each line:
regsvr32 softpub.dll
regsvr32 wintrust.dll
regsvr32 initpki.dll
regsvr32 dssenh.dll
regsvr32 rsaenh.dll
regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll
regsvr32 sccbase.dll
regsvr32 slbcsp.dll
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll - Click OK when you receive the message that DllRegisterServer in FileName succeeded.
- Type exit to quit Command Prompt.