Understanding SEC Issues
Frequent SEC Opening Issues
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Disappeared
If you attempt to load your SEC file, you experience a message such as "Can't Open SEC Files". If this is the case, it's usually due to the fact that you do not have Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) for %%os%% installed on your computer. You won't be able to double-click to open your SEC because your OS doesn't know what to do with it.
Tip: When another SEC application is installed, you can choose to open it by selecting "Show Apps" and using that program.
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is Out-of-Date
Sometimes your installed version of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) won't support your Pretty Good Privacy Secret Key Ring file. Installing the latest version of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) from Symantec Corporation is recommended. Most of the time your Pretty Good Privacy Secret Key Ring file was created by a newer Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) than what you have installed.
Tip: Sometimes you can get a clue about the version of SEC file you have by right clicking on the file, then clicking on "Properties" (Windows) or "Get Info" (Mac OSX).
Ultimately, most of the difficulties opening SEC files are due to having the wrong version of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) installed.
More Causes of Problems Opening SECs
Assuming you have the right Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) version installed, other problems can prevent you from opening SEC files. There can be external issues inside of %%os%% that are causing these errors when opening SECs. Other contributing causes:
- SEC file type Registry entries are wrong
- Unintentional removal of the description of the SEC file inside the Windows Registry
- Defective install of a SEC program, such as Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
- Your SEC file is corrupted (issues with your Pretty Good Privacy Secret Key Ring file itself)
- Past or present virus infection has affected your SEC
- Device drivers for SEC-related hardware are out-of-date
- Windows has inadequate resources to open your Pretty Good Privacy Secret Key Ring file
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