Nomad
Thanks for the pointer; however that appears to be quite a rabbit hole to
go down. I'm willing to dive in if there's hope, but a cursory scan doesn't
seem to rule in (or out) working with workgroups rather than domains. If you
happen to know the answer to the original question I'd appreciate hearing
back. If not then thanks anyway -- and I'll see if I can decode the docs.

Regards,
Bill

"Nomad" wrote in message
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Bill Cohagan wrote:
I would like to be able to encrypt a file/folder on one machine and
access it from another machine on the LAN; however this is in a workgroup
environment; i.e., there is no Active Directory and no domain. I'd hoped
that the normal workgroup logon (using same password and Userid)
mechanism would work, but apparently it does not. When I try to access
the encrypted file from another machine (while logged on using the same
Userid and password) I get an "access denied" message.

Is there any way to use file encryption in a workgroup environment?

Thanks in advance,
Bill


This links to the Chapter on EFS in the WinXP Resource Kit.
http://tinyurl.com/4ucsp