Re: setting pasword

deejaydee <davidjohn.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Lanwench ,
Have now setup password on one of the desktops
to see how i will
get on with. Also i just discovered today ,that setting file
encryption from within
XP on usb flash drives from laptop ,i cant get access from desktops
to these Excel
files. Wow that really hurt 5 long years of labour. So immediately i
was back on laptop
decrypting them ,kept the password though.

Is there a way forward from this dilemma , where i could keep
encryption ,and use
from all three computers

Not in a workgroup, unless you want to muck around with certificates or look
into third party encryption stuff.

Never ever play with encryption with "live" data - wait til you know it
works on stuff you don't care about before you do anything with your real
files/folders.

deejaydee





"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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deejaydee <davidjohn.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Readers,

I have a new Toshiba laptop. and been wondering whether to set a
Windows password

i shall be the only user. Toshiba provides password protection
which i have set , i shall be

taking the laptop abroad in a few weeks time. I also have two
desktops which i don't use

any passwords, being the only user but do have some protected
files. What i dont fully

understand is , i dont want to create another user choice ,reading
some of the posts

problems seems to arise by not being able to update & install
programs ,servicing etc.

Opinions would be appreciated


deejaydee

I would always recommend using a password (as well as setting a
strong password on the built-in Administrator account), but note
that this won't protect your data very thoroughly. Anyone can figure
out how to reset a Windows password if they do a few minutes of
research. What you may want is file encryption (EFS).



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