[FIX] BizTalk 2004 - Failed to generate the master secret (error code 0X80070005)

Jon Galloway — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:09:00 GMT

The BizTalk Server 2004 installation fails on XP SP2 with an error message that doesn't give much of a clue as to what the problem is: Failed to generate the master secret (error code 0X80070005). As Marco says in his post, it's easy enough to Google it if you know that XP SP2 caused the problem, but otherwise it's not easy to figure out.

Marco's got the fix here:

The install failure is: An unexpected error occurred while configuring the Single Sign-On server. The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. Microsoft support article 841893 explains in detail how to resolve the issue by:
* Using Gpedit.msc to enforce the authentication of client calls or
* Using Registry Editor to enforce the authentication of client calls

Jon Galloway : BizTalk

[FIX] BizTalk 2004 - Failed to generate the master secret (error code 0X80070005)