I was getting the Invalid Action error when trying to open Microsoft CRM 4.0.
And in the event log i could see the following entry.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSCRMKeyGenerator
Event Category: None
Event ID: 18949
Date: 6/11/2008
Time: 4:59:35 PM
User: N/A
Computer: D-4526
Description:
Current active key (KeyType : CrmWRPCTokenKey) is expired. This can indicate that a key is not being regenerated properly. Current Active Key : CrmKey(Id:6e254808-b21d-dd11-9041-001d7d22e1af, ScaleGroupId:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000, KeyType:CrmWRPCTokenKey, Expired:True, ValidOn:05/09/2008 10:23:58, ExpiresOn:06/11/2008 10:23:58, CreatedOn:05/09/2008 10:23:58, CreatedBy:NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE. Key Setting :
Starting the Microsoft CRM Asynchronous Processing Service on the server solved the problem for me!!!


Similar problem on CRM2011. Didn’t fix it for me, but also restarted IIS and used “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM\Tools >Microsoft.Crm.Tools.WRPCKeyRenewal.exe /R” and it now works.
OMG! You saved my life, NISHANT RANA!
yeaahhh, its work
Check all service that start with Microsoft Dynamices CRM …….
and restart all these service.
Funcionou, Obrigado!!
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Thank you so much – this worked for me!
thanks man, it fixed right away,saved my monday morning hassle
It work for me too. Thanks guys
Thank You for posting,
additionally i had to reset IIS 7.5.
greets Kay
Hello
at my site this solution does not work.
i tried another suggestion:
“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM\Tools >Microsoft.Crm.Tools.WRPCKeyRenewal.exe /R”
but this also did not work
i try to reset iis also did not work
any other idea?
thx
That’s great, solved my problem =)
it really works.thank you Nishant, wonderful post!
it works …thanks
Outstanding, exactly what we needed to get back up and running. Thanks!
Thank you, Nishant – this worked for me as well!
Thank you very much it worked for me too!!!
This is awesome! Got my crm back to working conditions!
Hey,
Thank you very much for the post.. It worked for me as well..
[...] When I searched for a cause/solution for this issues, I found this excellent post on Nishant Rana’s blog (http://nishantrana.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/invalid-action-error-microsoft-dynamics-crm-40/). [...]
Fixed it here too…. had to be a fun one to find. I would like to know what caused it.
Brilliant. Thanks Nishant. It worked instantly. Excellent advice Nishant.
Thank you. It Worked for me.
Worked! Thanks!
Work perfectly…any idea why this is happening?
Thanks
Nice! Works like a charm!
Issues created by Asynchronous Service- Stuns me every time!!
Bad A! Just what I was looking for.
It worked, thanks.
was also the 1st googled site and it worked
Yes this worked for me too. thanks!!!
Ditto here! Thank you very much Nishant.
It works for me either!
Google search rocks!
this blog was the first link that I found.
Thanks, that was just very helpful! Google, blog, result!