XP Home Edition File Encryption

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mcgeeb1215

Discussion Starter · Oct 31, 2002

Anyone know why file encryption would be grayed out of my file properties so I can't use it? Is there an option somewhere that I need to turn this on? Also I'm on the administator account or one of them.

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Drifters

· #2 · Oct 31, 2002

What file system are you using FAT32 or NTFS? I believe that you cannnot do encyption with FAT32 only in NTFS.

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Pseudocyber

· #3 · Oct 31, 2002

I second Drifter's post. :thmbup:

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TheTechIsIn

· #4 · Oct 31, 2002

You cannot use Windows encryption in XP Home its a Pro only feature.

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Doonz

· #5 · Oct 31, 2002

I second the techs post....having one of thoes days and it looked like the thing to do...and yes it is a NTFS issue as well

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mcgeeb1215

Discussion Starter · #6 · Nov 1, 2002

Oh, that sucks. Microsoft needs to just remove that option, not gray it out. Darn that Bill Gates! Thanks for the input.

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TheTechIsIn

· #7 · Nov 1, 2002

They're showing you what your missing

There's better 3rd party encryption software out there anyway. PGP or Bestcrypt for example rule over that Windows crap.

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Pseudocyber

· #8 · Nov 1, 2002

!!! ... but, but, .... if you use 3rd party encryption, M$ can't read your files when they upload them!!!

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