Encrypt file in Win 7 ?

On 16/04/2017 05:16, Andy wrote:
I probably did not give enuf details.
I understood your question alright and the solution I was giving was
just right for it. 7-zip gives you an option to encrypt the zip file
and I gave you that solution because you didn't want to install any
other programs. 7-zip is normally installed by most people on this
planet so the solution is what you need. Take it or leave it.



I am hoping to take a text file and encrypt it.


Do whatever you want. You are just too thick to understand anything.


I hope that was a clear explanation.

Not sure if the explanation was necessary but you have certainly
confirmed your level of intelligence which had assumed up to now.


Andy

Good Guy


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Andy wrote:
Paul wrote:
Andy wrote:
I would like to encrypt a file in Win 7.

Is there a way to do that without installing another program ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encrypting_File_System

That's an article about EFS; among other things it says,

"By default, no files are encrypted, but encryption can be enabled by
users on a per-file, per-directory, or per-drive basis."

I only want to encrypt a single file, not the whole disc.

You can do that.

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Is this an ad for Windows 10? Plus I think the assertion is just a bit debateable, LOL. :-)


With over 500 million devices now running Windows 10, customer satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows.

On Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 11:19:18 AM UTC-5, Shadow wrote:
On Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:14:01 -0700 (PDT), Andy
wrote:

On Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 6:35:58 PM UTC-5, Paul wrote:
Andy wrote:
I would like to encrypt a file in Win 7.

Is there a way to do that without installing another program ?

slight cut
....

I only want to encrypt a single file, not the whole disc.

Please explain "without installing another program" and how
strong the encryption needs to be ?
It this for storage or are you planning to email it to someone
?
If it's for storage encryption is NOT a good idea as a single
bad byte could render the whole file unrecoverable.
Details make all the difference.
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I would like to store an encrypted bookmarks file on a folder in Yahoo mail.

That way if I am out of town, it makes things easier.

Andy

On Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 12:31:50 AM UTC-5, Paul wrote:
Andy wrote:
On Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 4:33:38 PM UTC-5, Good Guy wrote:
On 15/04/2017 22:01, Andy wrote:



Is there a way to do that without installing another program ?



Depends whether you have already got 7-zip or not. If you have
already got it then the answer is yes.

I probably did not give enuf details.

I am hoping to take a text file and encrypt it.

I hope that was a clear explanation.

Andy

7ZIP has "store" mode if you don't want compression,
plus it has AES encryption as an option for an
archive operation. You can create a password for
an archive, and protect it with AES.

http://www.7-zip.org/

Take the "test.txt" file, right click and "Add to Archive",
and name the output file "test.txt.7z". In the dialog box
there should be a button for AES encryption on the right.
You will need to enter a password (used to decrypt later).

You can use "7Z" compression and "Store" mode, to keep the
file the same size as it was originally. That's if you want
to open the file with a hex editor and see whether you can
recognize any of your original text or not.

Paul

Thanks Paul.

Andy

On Monday, April 17, 2017 at 10:22:28 AM UTC-5, Mike Easter wrote:
Andy wrote:
I would like to encrypt a file in Win 7.

Is there a way to do that without installing another program ?

Is this for use by yourself or for transporting to someone else to decrypt?

MS previously had articles for Win7 EFS encryption of files or folders,
but presently has disrupted the links to those articles in favor of the
front page for Win10 support.

Basically the method amounts to R click the file and use Properties to
encrypt it (and/or the file's folder) using the NTFS file system. I
believe that method does not work for all versions of Win7 ie Home
Premium - unless modifications are made to the registry for those
versions which don't do it natively.

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My main O.S. is Ubuntu-Mate.

I choose to refrain from commenting on other O.S.es. :-)

But my daughter uses Win 7.

Thanks for everyone's replies.

Andy

On Monday, April 17, 2017 at 12:29:44 PM UTC-5, Good Guy wrote:
On 16/04/2017 05:16, Andy wrote:




I probably did not give enuf details.


I understood your question alright and the solution I was giving was
just right for it.Â* 7-zip gives you an option to encrypt the zip
file and I gave you that solution because you didn't want to install
any other programs.Â* 7-zip is normally installed by most people on
this planet so the solution is what you need.Â* Take it or leave it.








I am hoping to take a text file and encrypt it.





Do whatever you want.Â* You are just too thick to understand
anything.






I hope that was a clear explanation.



Not sure if the explanation was necessary but you have certainly
confirmed your level of intelligence which had assumed up to now.

Â*


Andy




Good Guy






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With over 500 million
devices now running Windows 10, customer satisfaction is
higher than any previous version of windows.

You posts are quite hilarious.

Thanks for making my day. :-)
Clint Eastwood

we use pea zip. It will also encrypt to 7zip format, not to mention,
many others... Including the win zip formats...

On 4/16/2017 3:47 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
(Given the subject, you'd do better asking in alt.windows7.general; I've
added it.)

In message , Andy
writes:
On Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 6:35:58 PM UTC-5, Paul wrote:
Andy wrote:
I would like to encrypt a file in Win 7.

Is there a way to do that without installing another program ?
[]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encrypting_File_System
[usual excellent Paul tutorial]
That's the main problem with encryption, is not following
"best practice" and getting locked out. And it will happen
to you sooner or later, making you more careful in future.

Paul

I only want to encrypt a single file, not the whole disc.

Andy

The .zip creation process includes the option of a password; whether the
version of .zip creation built into W7 includes the option, I'm not sure
- I think it does.

How secure that is, I also don't know; I'm pretty sure it's crackable.
It would help to know _why_ you want to encrypt this file. (Virtually
_any_ encryption scheme is crackable given enough resource, other than
perhaps use of a one-time pad - but then you have the problem of how to
convey the pad.)

we use pea zip. It will also encrypt to 7zip format, not to mention,
many others... Including the win zip formats...

Windows7 will let you compress it, highlight the file in Windows
Explorer, then right button mouse clik, and where it says send to,
choose the compress file to zip. It works also....

On 4/16/2017 3:47 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
(Given the subject, you'd do better asking in alt.windows7.general; I've
added it.)

In message , Andy
writes:
On Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 6:35:58 PM UTC-5, Paul wrote:
Andy wrote:
I would like to encrypt a file in Win 7.

Is there a way to do that without installing another program ?
[]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encrypting_File_System
[usual excellent Paul tutorial]
That's the main problem with encryption, is not following
"best practice" and getting locked out. And it will happen
to you sooner or later, making you more careful in future.

Paul

I only want to encrypt a single file, not the whole disc.

Andy

The .zip creation process includes the option of a password; whether the
version of .zip creation built into W7 includes the option, I'm not sure
- I think it does.

How secure that is, I also don't know; I'm pretty sure it's crackable.
It would help to know _why_ you want to encrypt this file. (Virtually
_any_ encryption scheme is crackable given enough resource, other than
perhaps use of a one-time pad - but then you have the problem of how to
convey the pad.)

On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 4:54:04 PM UTC-5, tesla sTinker wrote:
we use pea zip. It will also encrypt to 7zip format, not to mention,
many others... Including the win zip formats...

Windows7 will let you compress it, highlight the file in Windows
Explorer, then right button mouse clik, and where it says send to,
choose the compress file to zip. It works also....

On 4/16/2017 3:47 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
(Given the subject, you'd do better asking in alt.windows7.general; I've
added it.)

In message , Andy
writes:
On Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 6:35:58 PM UTC-5, Paul wrote:
Andy wrote:
I would like to encrypt a file in Win 7.

Is there a way to do that without installing another program ?
[]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encrypting_File_System
[usual excellent Paul tutorial]
That's the main problem with encryption, is not following
"best practice" and getting locked out. And it will happen
to you sooner or later, making you more careful in future.

Paul

I only want to encrypt a single file, not the whole disc.

Andy

The .zip creation process includes the option of a password; whether the
version of .zip creation built into W7 includes the option, I'm not sure
- I think it does.

How secure that is, I also don't know; I'm pretty sure it's crackable.
It would help to know _why_ you want to encrypt this file. (Virtually
_any_ encryption scheme is crackable given enough resource, other than
perhaps use of a one-time pad - but then you have the problem of how to
convey the pad.)

Thanks Gentlemen.

Andy

Paul news Apr 2017 19:03:20 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote:

If you need to apply both, it's "compression first, encryption
second". Which is why PGP was doing that. But it should still
ask you whether you want just encryption, for speed reasons.
It wasn't even documented, what kind of compression was being
used.

Yep. Compression relies on certain repeated items inside the file, and,
if the crypto isn't **** easy to break as I said, the Compression
algorithm has nothing to work with.

EFS and Bitlocker are examples of build-in solutions. Bitlocker
isn't available on every trim level of Windows 7. With EFS, you
should be able to create an EFS folder, throw one file into it,
and that should be sufficient. That's really the closest you're
going to get, to meeting the original requirements. With EFS, you
should make your password recovery disc and put that in a safe
place.

Don't depend on bitlocker to keep your stuff secure, though. It's
already been cracked.



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