Error Message: File Signature Verification Could Not Find the Core File List (288962)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1

This article was previously published under Q288962

SYMPTOMS

When you run the File Signature Verification utility (Sigverif.exe), you may receive the following error message:
File Signature Verification could not find the core file list. The core file scan will be skipped.
File Signature Verification will now scan your system device drivers.

CAUSE

The Software Publishing State Key Values may be set incorrectly.

RESOLUTION



  1. Click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK.
  2. At the command prompt, type setreg. The default options from setreg is: Software Publishing State Key Values (0x22a00):
          1) Trust the Test Root........................... FALSE
          2) Use expiration date on certificates........... TRUE
          3) Check the revocation list..................... FALSE
          4) Offline revocation server OK (Individual)..... FALSE
          5) Offline revocation server OK (Commercial)..... TRUE
          6) Java offline revocation server OK (Individual) FALSE
          7) Java offline revocation server OK (Commercial) TRUE
          8) Invalidate version 1 signed objects........... FALSE
          9) Check the revocation list on Time Stamp Signer FALSE
         10) Only trust items found in the Trust DB........ FALSE
    						
  3. Make sure that item 10 is set to False. If item 10 is set to true, change it to false by running the following command: setreg 10 false
  4. Retry sigverif.exe and see if it works.


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/27/2006
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB288962