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I know where the MachineKeys folder in XP. Anybody can tell me where it is in Windows 7?

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what framework version are you referring to? – K Ivanov Feb 1 '11 at 16:52
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Edited: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys

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C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys

And make sure the folders are not invisible.

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I found it in the same location.. its protected but, I got there with some effort: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys\

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C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys is probably the 'correct' location, while the documents and settings path is probably for application compatibility. – lowlevel Feb 1 '11 at 16:55
Actually C:\Users\All Users is a junction to C:\ProgramData too – Rup Feb 1 '11 at 17:21
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I am assuming you are referring to the machine keys in the machine.config file, in that case it depends on what version of the .NET framework you want, it should be in the default location, for example .NET 4.0:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config
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