PRB: SignCode Returns "Unable to Sign the Program 0x80070057"

ID: Q163954

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.01, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to digitally sign a file using Signcode.exe results in the following error:

Unable to sign the program xxxxx: (0x80070057)

CAUSE

The current version of Signcode.exe that ships with the ActiveX SDK, Ms Authenticode(IE4) and MS Authenticode(IE5) tools is unable to sign 16-bit files.

RESOLUTION

One workaround is to wrap the 16-bit file in a .cab or a self-extracting executable, which can then be digitally signed using Signcode.exe.

Note that only the 32-bit version of Internet Explorer requires a digital signature; 16-bit Internet Explorer does not check for signatures, and should therefore be able to download an unsigned 16-bit file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kbIE500 AXSDKCodeSign 
Version           : 1.0,4.0,4.01
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 7, 1999