Move Self-Cert to New Computer

[Joe4]

A long time ago, I created a MicroSoft Self-Certification so that I could digitally sign my Excel macros for use around the office.

I just got a new computer. Is it possible to transfer the Self-Cert from my old computer to my new one, or do I need to create a new Self-Cert? If I can move/copy the old one, how do I find it (what is the naming convention)?

Thanks.

 

[Greg Truby]

Hiya Joe,

I was never able to suss out a means of doing it. I ended up just creating a new one when I got a new notebook two years ago. So any time I distributed a new app or re-distributed an old one with new code; users had to go back through the process of installing my new digital certificate.

I thought that after I had gone that route; that I later saw something that said that by means of the Office 2003 Save My Settings Wizard, one could transfer a digi-sig. But I can't find anything confirming that; indeed this thread from last year indicates that for SelfCert-created DS's, you cannot xfer them from one machine to another. My understanding is that one can only xfer them "fancy" digi-sigs from 3^rd party vendors.

 

[Greg Truby]

I knew I'd covered this ground before... sheesh

 

[Joe4]

Thanks Greg. I had my suspicions that it might be the case...

I tried searching Web. I must have not typed in the correct combination of words, because that thread you referenced didn't come up.

So it looks like I will create a new Self-Cert!

 

[Joe4]

Hey Greg, follow-up question for you.

When you create a self-cert, do you know where they are actually stored? I created a new one, but also accidentally created a second one (with no name). I would like to delete this second one, but am unsure on how to do that.

 

[Joe4]

Hey Greg, follow-up question for you.

When you create a self-cert, do you know where they are actually stored? I created a new one, but also accidentally created a second one (with no name). I would like to delete this second one, but am unsure on how to do that.

My Google search didn't produce any good results…

 

[Greg Truby]

Not off the top of my head and I'm under the gun the next few days (until I go on vacation). I know that there is some type of certificate info at registry:

My Computer\HKEY_USERS\(...userid...)\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\Certificates\...

But where that's what you need or not??? I cain't say fer sure.