No encryption in XP? Only Windows 2000?

[Josh Collins]

I know Windows 2000 allows it, but is there any way to encrypt files in XP?
If not, is there any cheap way to do this in XP?

I am using the Entropy search engine and there are two directories I do not
want indexed. The help file to Entropy says to "encrypt the directories."
Making them hidden or using the underscore does not work.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Josh,

Yes, WinXP has EFS (Pro version only, and you must be using NTFS).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Josh Collins" > wrote in message =
...
> I know Windows 2000 allows it, but is there any way to encrypt files =
in XP?
> If not, is there any cheap way to do this in XP?
>=20
> I am using the Entropy search engine and there are two directories I =
do not
> want indexed. The help file to Entropy says to "encrypt the =
directories."
> Making them hidden or using the underscore does not work.
>=20
>

[Josh Collins]

Oops. Sorry. I had searched IE and OE help. I did not search the main help
from my desktop. I found it.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
Hi Josh,

Yes, WinXP has EFS (Pro version only, and you must be using NTFS).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Josh Collins" > wrote in message
...
> I know Windows 2000 allows it, but is there any way to encrypt files in
XP?
> If not, is there any cheap way to do this in XP?
>
> I am using the Entropy search engine and there are two directories I do
not
> want indexed. The help file to Entropy says to "encrypt the directories."
> Making them hidden or using the underscore does not work.
>
>

[Josh Collins]

Thanks alot. I have the Pro version and did a search for "encryption" in the
help file. Found nothing. I will try to search for EFS instead. What does
EFS stand for?

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
Hi Josh,

Yes, WinXP has EFS (Pro version only, and you must be using NTFS).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Josh Collins" > wrote in message
...
> I know Windows 2000 allows it, but is there any way to encrypt files in
XP?
> If not, is there any cheap way to do this in XP?
>
> I am using the Entropy search engine and there are two directories I do
not
> want indexed. The help file to Entropy says to "encrypt the directories."
> Making them hidden or using the underscore does not work.
>
>

[Josh Collins]

Does anyone know if this RC4SE encryption prg works on the Fat 32 system?

http://community.wow.net/grt/rc4se.html

"Josh Collins" > wrote in message
...
> I know Windows 2000 allows it, but is there any way to encrypt files in
XP?
> If not, is there any cheap way to do this in XP?
>
> I am using the Entropy search engine and there are two directories I do
not
> want indexed. The help file to Entropy says to "encrypt the directories."
> Making them hidden or using the underscore does not work.
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Josh,

EFS=3DEncrypted File System

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Josh Collins" > wrote in message =
...
> Thanks alot. I have the Pro version and did a search for "encryption" =
in the
> help file. Found nothing. I will try to search for EFS instead. What =
does
> EFS stand for?
>=20
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> Hi Josh,
>=20
> Yes, WinXP has EFS (Pro version only, and you must be using NTFS).
>=20
> --=20
> Best of Luck,
>=20
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>=20
> "Josh Collins" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I know Windows 2000 allows it, but is there any way to encrypt files =
in
> XP?
> > If not, is there any cheap way to do this in XP?
> >
> > I am using the Entropy search engine and there are two directories I =
do
> not
> > want indexed. The help file to Entropy says to "encrypt the =
directories."
> > Making them hidden or using the underscore does not work.
> >
> >
>=20
>

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Josh Collins wrote:

> I know Windows 2000 allows it, but is there any way to encrypt files in XP?
> If not, is there any cheap way to do this in XP?
>
> I am using the Entropy search engine and there are two directories I do not
> want indexed. The help file to Entropy says to "encrypt the directories."
> Making them hidden or using the underscore does not work.

Hi

I would *strongly* advise you to not use encryption to solve this problem. Even
if you follow instructions (exporting private encryption keys to a external
storage medium, creating a recovery agent etc.) you are at a greater risk to
loose those encrypted files if something goes wrong with your OS
installation/user profile. Don't use encryption unless you really, really,
really need it.

If the Entropy search engine indexing can be enabled/disabled for individual
disk partitions (different drive letters), I would have created a new
partition and moved the files over to it instead


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