Enable Encryption under NTFS

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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

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

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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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.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

File encryption is only available with Windows XP Professional.

HOW TO: Set the My Documents Folder as "Private" in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298399&Product=winxp


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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"Tom" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message:

| 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