Manage Certificates for a Service

Question:

How do I manage certificates for a service in Windows XP?

Answer:

To manage certificates for a service:

  1. Log on to the system as an administrator.
  2. Click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK.
  3. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in, and then click Add.
  4. Under Snap-in, double-click Certificates, click Service account, and then click Next.
  5. Do one of the following:
  6. To manage certificates for services on your local computer, click Local computer, and then click Next.
  7. To manage certificates for a remote computer, click Another computer and type the name of the computer, or click Browse to select the computer name, and then click Next.
  8. Click the service for which you are managing certificates.
  9. Click Finish, and then click Close. Certificates Service (Service Name) on Computer Name appears on the list of selected snap-ins for the new console.
  10. If you have no more snap-ins to add to the console, click OK.
  11. To save this console, on the File menu, click Save. .