XP Home file encryption

[Guest]

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I have admin status on a XP Home machine, which has NTFS file system,
but the encrypt option in advanced properties is greyed out. Anyone
know how to enable this feature?

 

[Ricky]

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Here is some info but I believe it is only available in XP Pro..

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307877

"Gil" <gseward@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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|I have admin status on a XP Home machine, which has NTFS file system,
| but the encrypt option in advanced properties is greyed out. Anyone
| know how to enable this feature?

 

[Guest]

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"Gil" <gseward@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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>I have admin status on a XP Home machine, which has NTFS file system, but
>the encrypt option in advanced properties is greyed out. Anyone know how
>to enable this feature?

Upgrade to XP Pro. Encryption is not available in Home.

Kerry

 

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Gil <gseward@pacbell.net> replied with a ;-)
> I have admin status on a XP Home machine, which has NTFS file system,
> but the encrypt option in advanced properties is greyed out. Anyone
> know how to enable this feature?

Upgrade to Pro.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
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