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^_^,Pretty Good!

This is not a solution!!!!!!! This how to prevent to having this problem.

For now, I do have this problem and the question remains: How do I solve it? I can't go back to the privious account because some stupid ass did setup a new domain.

the report server cannot decrypt

Go to command prompt.

rskeymgmt -d on server.

In browser  http:\localhost\reports

Resetup  Windows Service Identity

This will work. I also faced same problem.

Follow below steps:

go to the directory:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Reporting

Services\ReportServer\

or the equivalent program path on your computer and type

rsactivate -r -c RSReportServer.config

if rsactivate is not in your path (which it should be after an install) you will find it in

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn

or whatever path is the equivalent on your machine

Go to the Reporting Service Configuration Tool

Click Encryption Keys

Click the Delete Button

Awesome, deleting the key worked perfectly!  It's not like I have any sensitive info on my report server anyway.

Thank God, I was going crazy trying to fix this. Deleting the key works perfectly (had to recreate my Data Sources, but man, that is an infitely simple solution)

Thanks!

Thank you for this (deleting the key), without that advice I would have been in big trouble.

Usually, I don't leave comments...but dude to post such a simple solution deserves applause!

Thanks a lot! Einstein

Thnx... saved my day too...

Thanks!!

This is the simplest solution. Bu don't know how it affects.

Thanks !   Why can't the error message (or Bing) give that resolution

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Very easy!  All I had to do in Reporting Services Configuration manager was first to back up the key, then delete it.  Shazam!  The browser could connect to the report.

Thanks

Yes delete the key and you will see your reports.

Thanks so much.. deleting the keys worked just fine..

U R Serious.

Worked.

Thanks.

Haha that's rediculous. No way