Hi, I`m trying to help a friend who can`t open pics or docs, this it the
email he sent me.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks
Kim

I had a folder on my hard drive
in which I save my pictures & some important MS Word files. once I am
checking the properties of the folder I press right click on the folder
then taking properties there is an option "Advanced" I click on it to check
what is inside a new tab oppened here on the top "Advanced Attribute" is
written at the bottom there is a check box "Encrypt options to secure
data".I click on this check box to see what happens & click on apply button
but very unluckily from now I am unable to open any picture or my MS word
files in this folder and when I open any image file it gives an error
message "No preview available" and on MS Word files "access is denied". Even
though I again taking the properties & uncheck the option of "Encrypt
options to secure data" but when I press apply button it gives me an error
message "acces is denied". I am unable to acces any fil in this folder.

How To Encrypt a Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308989

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Rey


"kim" wrote:

> Hi, I`m trying to help a friend who can`t open pics or docs, this it the
> email he sent me.
> Any ideas on how to fix this?
> Thanks
> Kim
>
> I had a folder on my hard drive
> in which I save my pictures & some important MS Word files. once I am
> checking the properties of the folder I press right click on the folder
> then taking properties there is an option "Advanced" I click on it to check
> what is inside a new tab oppened here on the top "Advanced Attribute" is
> written at the bottom there is a check box "Encrypt options to secure
> data".I click on this check box to see what happens & click on apply button
> but very unluckily from now I am unable to open any picture or my MS word
> files in this folder and when I open any image file it gives an error
> message "No preview available" and on MS Word files "access is denied". Even
> though I again taking the properties & uncheck the option of "Encrypt
> options to secure data" but when I press apply button it gives me an error
> message "acces is denied". I am unable to acces any fil in this folder.
>
>
>

Thanks for that, he didn`t tell me he had XPpro.
Kim

"Rey Santos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8722D1FE-65E7-4B42-806D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> How To Encrypt a Folder in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308989
>
> --
> Rey
>
>
> "kim" wrote:
>
>> Hi, I`m trying to help a friend who can`t open pics or docs, this it the
>> email he sent me.
>> Any ideas on how to fix this?
>> Thanks
>> Kim
>>
>> I had a folder on my hard drive
>> in which I save my pictures & some important MS Word files. once I am
>> checking the properties of the folder I press right click on the folder
>> then taking properties there is an option "Advanced" I click on it to
>> check
>> what is inside a new tab oppened here on the top "Advanced Attribute" is
>> written at the bottom there is a check box "Encrypt options to secure
>> data".I click on this check box to see what happens & click on apply
>> button
>> but very unluckily from now I am unable to open any picture or my MS word
>> files in this folder and when I open any image file it gives an error
>> message "No preview available" and on MS Word files "access is denied".
>> Even
>> though I again taking the properties & uncheck the option of "Encrypt
>> options to secure data" but when I press apply button it gives me an
>> error
>> message "acces is denied". I am unable to acces any fil in this folder.
>>
>>
>>