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Encrypted or password protected picture files " how to get into them"
When I click on MY PICTURES the search page comes up? How do I switch
it to just pull up in the regular file format? ALSO... I have several files (pictures) that are highlighted in green print. I figure this means they are LOCKED or Encrypted or compressed or Password protected??????? Why I do not know. I have tried to decrypt and drag to non-compressed folders, I am at a loss. Help. If someone knows their way around windows xp I can give you my # so you can walk me through this mess. Thanks |
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Encrypted or password protected picture files " how to get into them"
oaksix wrote:
When I click on MY PICTURES the search page comes up? How do I switch it to just pull up in the regular file format? ALSO... I have several files (pictures) that are highlighted in green print. I figure this means they are LOCKED or Encrypted or compressed or Password protected??????? Why I do not know. I have tried to decrypt and drag to non-compressed folders, I am at a loss. Help. If someone knows their way around windows xp I can give you my # so you can walk me through this mess. Thanks For the first problem: MVP Doug Knox's fix - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_d...older_open.htm Search Companion Starts If You Double-Click a Folder or Drive - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/searchwindow.htm For the second problem: The green color indicates that those files are encrypted (you apparently have XP Pro/Media Center because XP Home doesn't have the encryption feature). Files don't become encrypted all by themselves. Either you encrypted them or your computer is infected with one of the ransomware trojans that encrypts your files and then blackmails you into paying for the decryption. But normally in that latter case you would be getting a message about this. Here are some links about encryption. If you can't figure out what you did and how to fix it, either contact Elcomsoft (not free) or a competent local computer tech (also not free). If you go the latter route, this won't be someone from a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of place. You should not expect to get a phone call from people reading your post in a public newsgroup nor would it be wise to trust that person if you did. http://tinyurl.com/6l6xx - MS information about EFS (Encryption) http://www.elcomsoft.com/aefsdr.html - Encrypted files retrieval application http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/encrypt.htm - encryption info http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/ - more encryption info How To Remove File Encryption in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308993 Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Encrypted or password protected picture files " how to get into th
You can get utilities to decrypt files & get more info to them,download from
he http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...97183.aspx#E2D The tools are at the lower end of the page.. "oaksix" wrote: When I click on MY PICTURES the search page comes up? How do I switch it to just pull up in the regular file format? ALSO... I have several files (pictures) that are highlighted in green print. I figure this means they are LOCKED or Encrypted or compressed or Password protected??????? Why I do not know. I have tried to decrypt and drag to non-compressed folders, I am at a loss. Help. If someone knows their way around windows xp I can give you my # so you can walk me through this mess. Thanks |
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