Can't browse to an SSL-secured Office SharePoint Server 2007 site or to the Search Settings page for a SSP Site

Changed Indexer from SERVER- A to SERVER-B for SSP1 and while launching the SSP,
I got below error:-Could not connect to server for application 'SharedServices1'. This error might occur if the server is not responding to client requests, the firewall or proxy configuration is preventing the server from being contacted, or the search administration Web service is not running on the server

Checked the ULS logs:-
Exception caught in Search Admin web-service proxy (client). System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send. ---> System.IO.IOException: Authentication failed because the remote party has closed the transport stream.     at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)     at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)     at System.Net.Security.SslState.CheckCompletionBeforeNextReceive(ProtocolToken message, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)     at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartSendBlob(Byte[] incoming, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)     at System.Net.Security.SslState.ForceAuthentication

Steps taken to fix the issue:-

1. Installed the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit on the index server (SERVER-B).
2. Assigned a new SSL certificate to the Office SharePoint Server Web Services site on the index server using the selfssl tool from the resource kit.
1. Selfssl /s:(IIS ID of the Office Server Web Services site) /v:(length of validity for the certificate in days)
2. Selfssl /s:1720207907 /v:99999

Replaced the existing certificate with the newly created SelfSSL certificate and Search Settings now worked.

Unable to edit List items in SharePoint

For existing list, please follow the below steps to resolve the issue.
1. Download “SharePoint Manager”
2.Launch “SharePoint Manager” from SharePoint App Server by logging with Farm Admin account.

3. Expend the respective site and then list.

4. Scroll down and select the field value.

5. Click on the button in front of (Collection) text.

6. Scroll down and select the "Effective Permission Mask" and "SxchemaXml".

7. Copy the "SchemaXml" value.

8. Add the value RenderXMLUsingPattern="TRUE"

9. Overwrite the value and click OK.

10. Now you should able to edit the items in the list.