I keep getting a popup "Exporting your private exchange key" An application is requesting access to a Protected Item... CryptoAPI Private Key. In details it will change which program..sometime iexplorer and other times some .exe that I dont recognize. I just hit cancel but with 5mins it pops up again. What to do? Thanks2 people need an answerI do too

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I have a similar issue, opening any Office 2007 application i get the pop up, and clicking cancel does clear the pop up for a time, but then it comes back. Clicking yes, my Digital certificate is removed from my computer. Any ideas??

If you installed the private key, or let explorer install the private key for you, you may have been asked to "Enable Strong private key protection." If you checked the box enabling the strong private key protection, then you're saying "I want to be notified when ever this private key is used." You can eliminate the Dialog if you can reinstall the private key. You'll first need to export the key, then delete the key from your store, then import/install the key.I don't know if there is a tool that allows you to modify the store so that you can change this setting inside the running store... or if you have to export, delete, import as I've indicated.