Stop Encrypting!!!

[deusex]

Everytime I create/drag a file to somewhere new, the file is automatically encrypted by Windows - anyone know how to stop this "Feature"?

 

[CHEEZball]

is this happening in every folder? or just one in particular??

This is what I found... it shows how to enable it, i'd assume it's just as easy to turn off

Okay, here’s how to enable the Encrypting File System on a computer using NTFS. Log on to your user account and open Windows Explorer. Right click the folder you would like to encrypt and select Properties. On the General tab, click Advanced and the Advanced Attributes dialog box will appear.

Select the Encrypt Contents To Secure Data checkbox. If you’re encrypting a folder, Windows XP will enquire whether you want to encrypt all the files and subfolders in that folder, or only the folder itself. Make your choice and click OK to close the Advanced Attributes dialog box. Click OK again to close the Properties dialog box.

From now on all files inside the folder will be automatically encrypted and filenames will appear green in Windows Explorer. Any unauthorised users trying to access your encrypted files will receive a User Does Not Have Access Privileges message. Note that if you wish to share encrypted files, other users may be granted access by returning to the Advanced Attributes dialog box.

 

[deusex]

I don't think It works the other way around.....

 

[edklite]

disable encrypting as CHEEZball says and its should work

 

[pscowboy]

Somebody is messin' with your comp, because that is not default.

 

[deusex]

I have Z/A FIrewall running/KAspersky as AV, and SpySweep as AS...

I'm the only one who uses this laptop...?



---If I check the encrypt box again to decrypt it, and move it to another place - same thing happens...

 

[deusex]

bump

 

[deusex]

bump

 

[deusex]

PLease Help ME!!

 

[edklite]

boss I don't think we are not helping, I think we don't know what to tell you either, that is very unusual, as pscowboy said perhaps somebody is messing with your PC, if its not another user then maybe you have been hacked.

again not sure what to tell you on that one.

 

[deusex]

How do I disable again?


cheezball only said how to encrypt...

 

[CHEEZball]

follow the steps, then uncheck the box?

 

[deusex]

I uncheck, and it geives me two options, it decrypts, but i have to do it every single time i create or move a file to a new place...

 

[pscowboy]

You can't live with that.

Get free scans from SpySweeper & AVG first. That'll cost you about 2-3 hours.

Then do a Repair install - pop in XP cd - restart - boot to cd - hit Enter at the first repair screen - hit R at the next repair screen. DO NOT BOOT TO THE CD on the next two restarts.

 

[deusex]

I've done a few scans before - is there any other way I can remove this nuisance (registry, delete a value, uncheck something...) without fiddling with Windows XP installation repair? - have done too much repairs and cannot stand them...

 

[pscowboy]

There is no easy way.

You need to conduct the online scans - do not use your stuff.

A repair install takes 30 minutes.

 

[deusex]

Final question - do you know what happened - I pressed a button, perpetual encrpt, etc....?

 

[deffensp_80]

I would guess when you encrypted a file previously the encryption attribute got enabled for the whole desktop folder. Then any moves, etc. from the desktop would end up encrypting. Easy to miss because the actual desktop folder doesn't show up in the explorer window unless you navigate to SystemDrive\Documents and Settings\Username\ and find the folder there. Then right click on desktop and remove the encryption attribute for the folder and all sub folders.