Comments on: Secure data on Windows XP Pro using EFS

By: linglom

linglom — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:47:58 +0000

To back up your certificates, follow these steps:
1. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. On the Content tab, in the Certificates section, click Certificates.
4. Click the Personal tab.
Note: There may be several certificates present, depending on whether you have installed certificates for other purpose.
5. Select one certificate at a time until the Certificate Intended Purposes field shows Encrypting File System. This is the certificate that was generated when you encrypted your first folder.
6. Click Export to start the Certificate Export Wizard, and then click Next.
7. Click Yes, export the private key to export the private key, and then click Next.
8. Click Enable Strong protection, and then click Next.
9. Type your password. (You must have a password to protect the private key.)
10. Specify the path where you want to save the key. You can save the key to a floppy disk, another location on the hard disk, or a CD. If the hard disk fails or is reformatted, the key and the backup will be lost. (If you back up the key to a floppy disk or CD, you must store that disk or CD in a secure location.)
11. Specify the destination, and then click Next.

Reference: Best practices for the Encrypting File System

By: mused

mused — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:41:03 +0000

please help my about this problem
if you have program or method to solve this problem
send to me on
mused2000@yahoo.com

By: mused

mused — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:37:11 +0000

please how that buckup to key

By: Harry

Harry — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:40:30 +0000

i emailed a microsoft tech site for help on this and they said there is no way to decrypt files unless you backed up the key. So that’s that.

By: mused

mused — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:44:38 +0000

I encrypted a folder on another drive using XP Pro, then i got a virus and had to format my OS drive. Now i go back to the folder that what encrypted and can’t read them. Is there any way i can get access to them again?

Thanks

By: mused

mused — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:43:01 +0000

when I do this It give me message access denied
Please Help Me

By: Harry

Harry — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:52:14 +0000

Thanks

By: linglom

linglom — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:51:20 +0000

Has someone encrypted that folder?

You can check if the folders or files has been encrypted or not by open Windows Explorer -> Move to the desired folder -> change View to Details -> right-click on column -> make sure that Attribute is selected -> see the Attribute column if it contains ‘E’. If there is ‘E’, it means that file was encrypted and the person who encrypted can decrypt it.

By: prashant

prashant — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:29:55 +0000

Win XP Pro with SP 1. All of my folders and files have only the following attributes. Read-only (which is checked but greyed out on many of them), and Hidden. I have no archive attribute. When I go to copy or move any folder or file with the greyed out Read-only checked) I get this message: Cannot copy DI_041305: Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use. Than I try to uncheck the grey out Read-only attribute it asks me if I want to apply this change to only that folder or to that folder and all of its subfolders and files and if I check either option it say an error occurred applying the attributes to the file: Access is denied and it gives the following choice: Ignore, Ignore All, Retry and cancel. No matter what I choice here it won’t change the attribute or allow me to move the folder or file.
How can I fix this so that I can move a folder or file to another partition? It will allow me to delete the file or folder but that is it.