Windows 7 Ultimate getting tons of CAPI2- 4107 errors in application event log.

Anonymous
2010-07-13T21:54:36+00:00

Log Name:      Application

Source:        Microsoft-Windows-CAPI2

Date:          7/11/2010 11:57:04 AM

Event ID:      4107

Task Category: None

Level:         Error

Keywords:      Classic

User:          N/A

Computer:    

Description:

Failed extract of third-party root list from auto update cab at: <http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab> with error: A required certificate is not within its validity period when verifying against the current system clock or the timestamp in the signed file.

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Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-CAPI2" Guid="{5bbca4a8-b209-48dc-a8c7-b23d3e5216fb}" EventSourceName="Microsoft-Windows-CAPI2" />

    <EventID Qualifiers="0">4107</EventID>

    <Version>0</Version>

    <Level>2</Level>

    <Task>0</Task>

    <Opcode>0</Opcode>

    <Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-07-11T16:57:04.513600000Z" />

    <EventRecordID>3251</EventRecordID>

    <Correlation />

    <Execution ProcessID="1156" ThreadID="1192" />

    <Channel>Application</Channel>

    <Computer>Kronos</Computer>

    <Security />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data>http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab</Data>

    <Data>A required certificate is not within its validity period when verifying against the current system clock or the timestamp in the signed file.

</Data>

  </EventData>

</Event>

I started getting this error on July 11th at 11:57am CST.  I was doing nothing at the time other than browsing.  My computer is properly time syncing.  It appears that Microsoft is issuing a certificate with bad info, since downloading the cert myself and viewing it says that the certificate is not valid for the requested usage.  There are literally over a thousand of these errors now piled up but there seems to be no end in sight.  I tripped across them doing a weekly check of the logs.  I am experiencing no performance degradation or BSODs.  I ran "sfc /scannow" as admin and it found no problems.

The certificate is issued by Microsoft and signed by Microsoft, off of Microsoft servers.

Other places mention that the windows media player media server can cause this but their only fix is to disable the service.  Not kosher.

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Anonymous
2010-08-24T21:07:48+00:00

Hi everyone,

For the people receiving the CAPI2 ID 11 “Failed extract of third-party rootlist…” generated in the application log:

·        Click the Pearl (Start) Orb on the Desktop

·        In the Search box typeCMD (do not hit enter)

·       Right-Click cmd.exe and selectRun as administrator

Once the Command Prompt window is open type the following command and press enter.

certutil -urlcache * delete

*Note* There is a space between * & delete

Once it has completed it should show the following:

CertUtil: -URLCache command completed successfully

If the expired certificate is cached in the system profile, then you will need to run it in the system context.

 To do this, download PsExec 

Select Open then Double click PsExec.exe

Select Extract and choose the location, (Take note of this location) make a new folder called PsTools and select Extract

Now Open the Command Prompt as the administrator and browse to the location of the PsTools folder.

So if you extracted to your Desktop the Command Prompt should look like this:

C:\Users&lt;username>\Desktop\PsTools

Type the following and hit enter:

psexec -i -s cmd.exe

A new Command Prompt window should open, from here type the following command again and hit enter:

certutil -urlcache * delete

If these steps do not work use the steps below to enable CAPI2 logging, please copy and paste the details of the error log in this thread.

Click 'Start' > Type Event in the search bar and select 'Event Viewer'

Expand 'Applications and Services Logs'

Expand 'Microsoft'

Expand 'Windows'

Expand 'CAPI2'

Select 'Operational'

On the far right pane > Click 'Enable Log'

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Anonymous
2010-09-03T22:32:48+00:00

FYI, compliments of SBS MVP Susan Bradley...

CAPI2 errors driving you crazy? - THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA"

http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2010/09/02/capi2-errors-driving-you-crazy.aspx

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (IE, Mail, Security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for Microsoft

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-07-24T15:19:04+00:00

    So are there any other possible solutions besides keeping it from showing?

    Jan

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-07-24T02:04:16+00:00

    installing it manually as you propose isn't stopping the errors... but it does show you the certificate and where it says its bad and incorrect.

    you don't need winrar as windows 7 (and vista/xp) built in extractor will extract it.

    that said there are precious few threads where the manual install actually works as the certificate is bad/wrong/incorrect time and signature.

    also enabling capi2 logging under the windows>capi2 log in event viewer just prevents the capi2 error 4107 from shoing in main window of event viewer so it is a coverup of error at best.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-07-23T04:08:18+00:00

    Thanks for that info.  I imported it but I still get the error, it shows up about every 30 minutes.

    Jan

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