SYMPTOMS
When you start Internet Explorer, you may receive the following error
message:
Could not find Load Entry Point in Security Protocol Module:
MSN=_ssp_load secssp16.dll
Or, you may receive the following error messages:
Cannot Find MSNSSP16.DLL
Unable to load Security Protocol Module:
MSN=_ssp_load secssp16.dll
RESOLUTION
If you are not using The Microsoft Network (MSN) to connect to the
Internet, you can either ignore the error message or remove the following
line from the [SecurityProtocols] section of the Iexplore.ini file in the
Windows folder:
MSN=_ssp_load secssp16.dll
For information about using Notepad to edit the file, click Start, click
Help, click the Index tab, type
editing, double-
click "Unformated Text Files," (under Windows NT, click "Documents") and
then double-click the "Using Notepad to write and edit text files" topic.
Or, search for multiple copies of the Msnssp16.dll and Secssp16.dll files
and remove or rename them.
If you are using MSN to connect to the Internet, rename the Msnssp16.dll
and Secssp16.dll files and reinstall Internet Explorer.
For information about renaming a file, click Start, click Help, click the
Index tab, type
renaming, double-click
"Documents," and then double-click the "To change the name of a file or
folder" topic.