Re: Enable Encryption under NTFS

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 12/15/03 

Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:10:42 -0700

Tom;
EFS (Encrypted File System) is not available in Windows XP Home.
If you want EFS, you need Windows XP Pro. 

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"Tom" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CEEF91C2-044F-4F21-90B6-3FDF2FAC61B2@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm working with XP Home (NTFS Partitions). I want to enable
encryption of a folder (under properties), but this option is greyed
out.
> Can anyone help me with that?
>
> Cheers, Tom

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