Thanks for clarifying that Christof.

>Hi Frank,
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>>I believe that the _crypt.vcx uses the CryptoAPI which produces different results depending on the OS it is run on. It is a real PITA and why I don't use it for encrypting stuff.
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>That depends on the crypto provider that is used. The default configuration is to use the system default provider. Depending on which operating system you have and whether the high-encryption pack for IE is installed, this can be the 40-bit or 128-bit provider. If you select a specific provider, you should get the same results on all operating systems... if the provider is installed.