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More info?)
I most certainly will
Don
"Kerry Brown" wrote:
>
> "Donald Shelton" <DonaldShelton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B5B99870-A87B-4E20-9B06-B1C3BBCA1D28@microsoft.com...
> >I certainly appreciate your efforts in helping me to solve the problem
> >
> > Currently I have asked numerous experts, but have not found a solution
> >
> > Leave it to me to be the one with the unsolvable problem!!!
> >
> > Don
> >
>
> Let us know if you find a fix. While I have seen the problem in the past I
> can't duplicte it now.
>
> Kerry
>
> > "Kerry Brown" wrote:
> >
> >> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com> wrote in message
> >> news:ucMIMYJcFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> >I think you didn't have a closer look.The second link also tells the
> >> >syntax
> >> >of the /w switch
> >> > Open the the second link,you will get a table where all tasks and
> >> > parameters for the Cipher command has been listed.Scroll down the table
> >> > you will find a last option:-"Display all of the options available with
> >> > cipher. /?"
> >> > If you open the command prompt window and put the above command what
> >> > does
> >> > it show?Doesn't it show [/w ] option?
> >> > Before comment anything check it the whole thing.
> >> > "access denied" message may be due to various factors but he didn't
> >> > write
> >> > in detail regarding other things,so I didn't mention that aspect.In any
> >> > case:
> >> > see:-
> >> > Encrypting File System in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
> >> >
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/cryptfs.mspx
> >> >
> >> > In the above article various possibilities mentioned as far as "access
> >> > denied" message is concerned.
> >> >
> >> > regards,
> >> > ssg MS-MVP
> >> >
> >>
> >> Let me preface this by saying your help on these newsgroups is much
> >> appreciated. You help a lot more people than I do. In this case it seemed
> >> you just posted a couple of links without looking to see if they had any
> >> bearing on the problem. The cipher /w command is very poorly documented.
> >> It
> >> sometimes seems to fail with the "access denied" message. This, on the
> >> surface, appears to have nothing to do with the other cipher switches and
> >> why they sometimes receive that error. An exhaustive google search and
> >> searching Microsoft gets some hits on the problem but no solution. The XP
> >> documentation says:
> >>
> >> /w removes data from portions of the volume it can access and have not
> >> been
> >> allocated to files or directories. It does not lock the drive, so other
> >> programs can obtain space on the drive, which cipher cannot erase.
> >> Because
> >> this option writes to a large portion of the hard volume, it might take a
> >> long time to complete and should only be used when necessary.
> >>
> >> This seems to indicate that it doesn't actually access any files, only
> >> space
> >> that has been de-allocated. If the space has been de-allocated why would
> >> access be denied, especially logged in as administrator? I have tried to
> >> duplicate the problem but have had no success. I have seen the problem on
> >> one computer but was unable to solve it, thus my interest.
> >>
> >> Kerry
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Kerry Brown wrote:
> >> >> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:eW12P8HcFHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> >>
> >> >>>check point-
> >> >>>How to Use the Cipher Security Tool to Overwrite Deleted Data
> >> >>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315672&sd=tech
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Encrypting and Decrypting Files and Folders by Using the Cipher
> >> >>>Command
> >> >>>http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prnb_efs_prpr.asp
> >> >>>
> >> >>>regards,
> >> >>>ssg MS-MVP
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I realise you are trying to help but did you read the OP and check the
> >> >> links you posted? The second link has nothing that applies to the OP.
> >> >> The
> >> >> first link tells the syntax of the /w switch but nothing that answers
> >> >> the
> >> >> OP. I am also interested in the answer to the OP.
> >> >>
> >> >> Kerry
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>>Donald Shelton wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>Following Kim Kommando's advice, I typed in the above command in the
> >> >>>>command line to make the unused portion of the hard drive more
> >> >>>>secure.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>I get a message that says "access denied"
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>I am usiing the administratior acct.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>What do I need to do?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>Don
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
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