Re: Encrypting a folder and all its contents.

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Encrypting folders in XP does not require you to enter a password to enter
them.

The 'password' is your logon password and then you will have automatic
access to encrypted folders.

However, if you change your password, you may not be warned that you will
loose ALL access to any encrypted files or folders you may have.

If you want to enter a password to gain access to some files then use
'right-click' > 'Send To' > 'Compressed (zipped) folder'

Then, once you have created your new (ZIP) file, you can password protect it
by going into it within 'Windows Explorer' and selecting 'Add a password...'
from the 'File' menu at the top.

If you want to 'encrypt' or 'decrypt' a file or folder then you will have to
enable these 'right-click' items in 'Windows Explorer'.

Enable 'Encrypt' and 'Decrypt' on 'right-click' file context menu by
copying and pasting the following into either the "Run" box on the 'Start
Menu' or into a 'Command Prompt' (dos-box) window :


reg ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /v
EncryptionContextMenu /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f


(the above command should be all on one line but may not appear so due to
line-wrap. Please ensure that the command begins with 'reg' and ends with
'/f' )

....this will show the added command on your file's and folder's context
menus, but you may need to logoff / logon to see the change.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Frank Martin" <fm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23fSCxfO5JHA.5048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I cannot get any results from the WindowsXP pro help section on how to
encrypt files and folders.

What I want is:

A particular folder that I can encrypt, and this will automatically
encrypt all files put into it. Then to open the folder to read the files
a password would be required.

Please help, Frank



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