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- Question:
- How do I update to a new VT-Wireless certificate and delete my old certificate in Windows XP/Vista?
- Answer:
In order to keep using the VT-Wireless wireless network after your certificate expires, you must delete your old certificate and update to a new certificate.
- To delete an old certificate:
- Click on the Start button.
- Open certmgr:
- In Windows XP:
- Select Run...
- Type certmgr.msc
- Click OK.
- In Windows Vista:
- In the Start Search field, type certmgr.msc
- Press the Enter key.
- Click on the Personal folder.
- Double-click on the Certificates folder.
- Locate any certificates for which the Issed To field shows your PID and for which the Issued By field field shows Research and Development Remote Access CA.
- For these certificates, look at the Expiration Date field to determine which certificates are about to expire or have expired.
- Delete these certificates:
Important: Do not delete any certificate that is not expired and that you intend to use.
- Right-click on the certificate.
- Select Delete.
- To update to a new certificate:
- Go to the Log into Netcert via CAS Web page.
- Log in using your PID (in all lower-case letters) and PID password.
- Using the online form and instructions, create a new Personal Network Access Certificate.
- After the certificate is created, follow the Windows instructions to install it.
