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LoneStar

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Since: Aug 27, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:27 pm
Post subject: Vista File Encryption
Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windows>vista>file_management (more info?)
This may have been answered, sorry, but I'm new here. Question: how do I
encrypt a file in Vista -- within Windows Explorer. I wish to encrypt an
Excel file and several other .doc files. I went to the file's
Properties/General/Advanced tab areas, and found that the encryption option
was grayed out. I could compress, but not encrypt.
My Vista is the Home Premium version. What am I missing!!!? Thanks.

EW
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Jane C

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:04 pm
Post subject: Re: Vista File Encryption [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hi,

Home editions of Vista do not support EFS. Business and Ultimate editions
have EFS.

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"LoneStar" <ewyatt_del_me_.DeleteThis@excite.com> wrote in message
news:46d35d15$0$97236$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net...
> This may have been answered, sorry, but I'm new here. Question: how do I
> encrypt a file in Vista -- within Windows Explorer. I wish to encrypt an
> Excel file and several other .doc files. I went to the file's
> Properties/General/Advanced tab areas, and found that the encryption
> option
> was grayed out. I could compress, but not encrypt.
> My Vista is the Home Premium version. What am I missing!!!? Thanks.
>
> EW
>
>
>
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LoneStar

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:00 pm
Post subject: Re: Vista File Encryption [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Jane C" <janecolman RemoveThis @invalid.iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Home editions of Vista do not support EFS. Business and Ultimate editions
> have EFS.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain Wink 64 bit enabled Smile

Didn't know that. I went to several Microsoft sites and they were unclear
about the requirements.

Next (and final) question: what can I use, if anything, to effectively
encrypt my few sensitive files? I'd like to have something that's commonly
used by other Vista users. Any recommendations? Thanks.

EW
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