Why do I keep getting the message "key not valid for use in specified state"?

why do I keep getting the message "key not valid for use in specified state"?

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  • Reinstalling,APSE11,from,original,CD,with,serial,number,,I,get,the,message,"Key,not,valid, for,use,in,specified,state."

    While reinstalling APSE 11 (windows) from original CD (with serial number), I get the message "Key not valid for use in specified state."  What do I do?

    Unfortunately, you're in the wrong forum.  This is not the Elements forum.
    Here's the link to the forum you want:
    https://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop_elements/content

  • Every time i try to install itunes on my laptop for windows  i get the message''key not valid for use in specified state''  any clue? '

    every time i try to install itunes on my laptop for windows  i get the message''key not valid for use in specified state''  any clue?

    For "Key not valid for use in specified state" errors try moving the folder RSA from C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA to say C:\<User>\RSA (just in case there should be a need to restore it) then try installing again. This folder appears to act as a cache and should be rebuilt automatically as required.
    For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
    The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.
    Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
    tt2

  • When I try to install Adobe Acrobat XI Pro, I get an error message, "Key not valid for use in specified state".  What is this?

    When I try to install Adobe Acrobat XI Pro, I get an error message, "Key not valid for use in specified state".  What is this?

    See if this post by turingtest2 fixes it : key not valid for use in specified state

  • Consistent Error Message:  Key not valid for use in specified state

    For several years I have been trying to use iTunes.  Without success, I decided to try to reinstall the program and now I am getting the above error message.

    It seems we may have a more targeted solution. Based on posts in the thread  key not valid for use in specified state I've just added the following to the user tip.
    For "Key not valid for use in specified state" errors try moving the folder RSA from C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA to say C:\RSA (just in case there should be a need to restore it) then try installing again. This folder appears to act as a cache and should be rebuilt automatically as required.
    tt2

  • I am getting an error message "key not valid for use in specified state"

    I am trying to install adobe photoshop elements 12  I just bought and when it says install I click the button and up pops " key not valid for use in specified state" any body know what to do.

    Hi,
    You can try to mov the contents of "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA" to another location.
    Try to run the installation again and check if it works.
    Additional information:
    ERROR: "key not valid for use in specified state" when updating to Lightroom 5.6 in Win8.1
    key not valid for use in specified state | Apple Support Communities

  • While trying to download update 11.4 for i tunes i received an error message "key not valid for use in specified state" what does that mean ? anyone please help ?

    while downloading update version 11.4 an error message appeared "key not valid for use in specified state " help ?

    See if this post by turingtest2 fixes it : key not valid for use in specified state

  • Error Message "Key not valid for use in specified state."

    Since July after my Firefox update, I have been getting the above error message whenever I attempt to update a software program. This is an message when I attempt Java or iTunes. I was suggested to look at my RSA file in the computer and it seems like the majority files in that file are "Old Firefox Data" files.

    The Old Firefox Data files are generated each time you reset Firefox. This is done from the about:support page, the Firefox menu or if you start Firefox in Safe Mode and select to restart/reset.
    The error, when searched for seems to apply to a Windows security update. I have not seen this is Firefox before.

  • "key not valid for use in specified state" when installing itunes

    I recently uninstalled an older version of itunes, and every time i try to install the newest version it wont work.
    I just keep getting the message "key not valid for use in specified state". If you know what to do could you
    please make it simple. also do not send me to apple's help section, it does not have ANY answers.
    thanks.

    For "Key not valid for use in specified state" errors try moving the folder RSA from C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA to say C:\RSA (just in case there should be a need to restore it) then try installing again. This folder appears to act as a cache and should be rebuilt automatically as required.
    There is a link to 7-zip in the Install missing components section of the user tip Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates, but if you have the key not valid error the advice above should work, and there is no need to break down the setup file.
    tt2

  • Can't download iTunes, error message "Key not valild for use in specified state"

    I can't download iTunes, keep getting error message "Key not valid for use in specified state"  I uninstalled and tried reinstalling but same issue.

    For "Key not valid for use in specified state" errors try moving the folder RSA from C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA to say C:\<User>\RSA (just in case there should be a need to restore it) then try installing again. This folder appears to act as a cache and should be rebuilt automatically as required.
    For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
    The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.
    Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
    tt2

  • Issue installing ITunes : error key not valid for use in specified state

    On the latest update for iTunes for Windows the updated couldn't complete as it gave me the following message " key not valid for use in specified state". I then completly uninstalled iTunes and its components in the order advised, rebooted my system, ran the latest ITunes setup and still get the message " key not valid for use in specified state".
    I have checked all the directories to ensure no remnants.
    Any one got an answer to this issue as I no longer have access to ITunes. I have a Laptop running Windows Vista Business
    Thanks,
    Stones of Gold

    It seems we may have a more targeted solution. Based on posts in the thread  key not valid for use in specified state I've just added the following to the user tip.
    For "Key not valid for use in specified state" errors try moving the folder RSA from C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA to say C:\RSA (just in case there should be a need to restore it) then try installing again. This folder appears to act as a cache and should be rebuilt automatically as required.
    tt2

  • Install error- key not valid for use in specified state

    after downloading and starting installation I keep getting the error "key not valid for use in specified state"
    I am using an administrator account and have selected to run the install application as an administrator.
    What is causing this?

    Generally this error happens because of an encrypted folder or insufficient permissions on that folder: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834484 (MS Explanation)
    Adobe has a page here: Error 1603: A fatal error occurred during installation

  • Problem updating Lightroom "key not valid for use in specified state"

    Hi,
    I am having problems with installing the update 5.6 of Lightroom from 5.2.
    I downloaded and ran the updater. It has uninstalled my previous version of Lightroom but now each time I try to run the installer it fails, with the message "key not valid for use in specified state".
    I have tried restarting to no avail.
    Any ideas?

    Searching Google for the error and Lightroom, the two forum threads that come up are:
    1)      Installing Muse the user wasn’t logged in as an administrator level user and after they logged in as an administrator user and did the install, again, it worked.
    2)      A recent Windows Update seemed to interfere with something and the user did a system restore back to a few weeks, ago, reinstalled their previous version of LR, and then installed LR 5.6 and then did the Windows Updates again and everything was ok.

  • Cannot export private key: "key not valid for use in specified state"

    Hi,
    This is a bit of a long story but I hope someone can give us some guidance.
    We use authentication certificates issued from our own Enterprise CA to control user and machine authentication via RADIUS/NPS for our wireless network.  Certificates are deployed via group policy/autoenrollment. In general this works well but
    we have an intermittent problem where user authentication stops working for a user who was fine before. The user certificate looks OK via Certmgr (shows as valid, shows that there is a private key associated with the certificate).  The NPS server
    logs show that the machine has been authenticated and granted access, but the user in this situation doesn't show up in the server logs at all. 
    The only solution in this case is to connect to the wired network and request a new certificate for the user (either via certmgr or just by deleting the duff cert and logging off/on again to get the cert via autoenrollment).
    The interesting thing is that while a "working" certificate can be exported with no problem, a duff certificate cannot be exported with its private key, giving the error "key not valid for use in specified state". (Obviously the certificates
    come from the same template, and the key is not marked unexportable).  The key files are present in %userprofile%\Appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA and the user permissions on these files look correct.
    After much searching of the forums I tried running certutil-repairstore on the duff certificate and that also returned the same error.  I also tried an undocumented switch Certutil -user -key -v and again, got a very similar error "Loadkeys returned
    key not valid for use in specified state. 0x8009000b (-2146893813)".
    I'm assuming that the fact that the key is unexportable/corrupt is also the reason why the certificate can no longer be used for authentication.
    Does anyone have any clues as to what might be causing this, and/or if a certificate with a key in this state can be repaired?
    Thanks!

    I can just share an experience I once had that was somewhat similar:
    In this case certificates could sometimes not be enrolled and the CSP came up with a related error message.
    The root was the software / driver (?) for a hardware dongle required to run some software. This "driver" added a registry key to the list of CSPs (under these HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\Defaults\Provider - but I have seen this with
    XP, so the exact location might be different now).
    This fake CSP entry that had quite a weird name effectively broke other CSPs. After removing the access to / generation of keys worked fine.
    So it would be interesting to know if you run some software that is "close to CSPs or cryptography".
    Elke

  • ERROR: "key not valid for use in specified state" when updating to Lightroom 5.6 in Win8.1

    While doing a routine update from Lightroom 5.5 to v5.6 in Win 8.1, the installation halted at the start of the installation with the vague error message, "key not valid for use in specified state".  Although v5.5 was working just fine, the install routine deleted the v5.5 application files.  I rolled back to the previous system restore point (set just prior to the install) and recovered the executable files.  However, now the 5.5 files won't open the default catalog, none of the backups, or even create a new catalog.
    As v5.x was purchased as an update to v4.x, I've tried to reinstall the original Lightroom v4.x app from the factory disk.  I get the same error.
    Suggestions?
    Thanks. Dan

    I have a similar problem to Dan. while doing a routine upgrade from Lightroom 5.5 to 5.6 I got the
    : "key not valid for use in specified state"
    error and now Lightroom has completely disappeared. I've tried to uninstall, but there is nothing to uninstall. Going back to try to install the original 5.4 just results in the same error.
    A problem may have been that I closed Lightroom when the upgrade started to download. It then re-opened again when the install was halfway through., I assumed that was an error and closed it. just after that the error first appeared in the installer.
    I still had an older version of lightroom 4 installed. I've uninstalled it, and that didn't make any difference.
    I've also tried removing anything in the registry left over from the old installs and that didn't help either.
    Any suggestions?
    CHeers, Angus

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