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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?dGVkb25pbWFu?= on September 11, 2007, 5:30 am
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11 Sept., 2007 (17:26 local)
Thanx to Steve Riley, Greenie LeBrun and Roger Abell for the 3 distinct and
very
informative replies. That about covers it. I will send this same reply to all.
Sori for late reply. No line yet here and I got R Arthritis so bad I can't
go out
to
Cybercafe. Just now lucky. Good weather. Got a wifi connection again and
will try
few times if necessary to reply.
OK. I understand a lot better now and I'll try follow up those links.
Sorry abt the Notepad thing. I think at the time I had, like now, a fluke
wifi
connection and tried to squeeze in as much as possible. The connection
usually
lasts only 15 min's but today it's been holding for a while. We'll see.
For anyone interested, the Notepad error occurs only when (1) text file size
exceeds abt 30K and (2) when the ".LOG" function is enabled (auto date/time
insert). There is no error when (2) is not at top of file.
Thanks again,
--
Ted...
"GreenieLeBrun" wrote:
>
>
> tedoniman wrote:
> > 29-Jul-07
> >
> > XP Not encrypting my folders and files...
> > -----------------------------------------
> >
> > New system, Win XP Pro SP2, 1 GB RAM, all NTFS partitions (no FAT32
> > format option available during install).
> >
> > (1) Encryption Problem.
> >
> > Not sure if I understand the new terminology but thot that "encrypt"
> > meant
> >
> > "Convert ordinary language into code" so no one can read it until
> > decrypted.
> >
> > Well, that's not the case here. When I do my thing, all I get is a
> > font change
> > to green for the folder and file names, so on. When I tick and Apply,
> > "Details"
> >
> > remains shaded/inactive. There are no compressed files. The folder is
> > in C:\.
> >
> > I did see the dynamic file transfer pop-up an things hopping from
> > left to right; but after all that, everything in those "encrypted"
> > folders is still accessible as usual in my account (which, by the
> > way, was not password-protected
> > - but is now).
> >
> > I subsequently placed a test folder under my account in "Documents and
> > Settings"
> > and followed same procedure. It had one file. I did not see the
> > file-transfer pop-up this time and results were same. I can still
> > access the folder and file
> > at anytime without going thru any decryption procedure.
> >
> > Perhaps I just don't understand what MS means by "encryption" in the
> > context of this OS. Am new to this issue.
> >
> > The info on the subject given in Help seems rather skimpy and doesn't
> > really put
> >
> > any light on the subject for me. There is no meat in there. So I
> > don't really know what's going on or what I may be doing wrong.
> >
> > Can any one clear this up for me please?
>
> Before you go any further, read the material at the following links. The
> incorrect use of EFS could cause you to loose ALL encrypted data.
>
> The Encrypting File System
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/cryptographyetc/efs.mspx
>
> Best practices for the Encrypting File System
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223316/en-us
>
> How to back up the recovery agent Encrypting File System (EFS) private key
> in Windows Server 2003, in Windows 2000, and in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241201
>
> How To Encrypt a Folder in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308989
>
> How To Remove File Encryption in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308993
>
> How To Encrypt a File in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307877
>
> HOW TO: Share Access to an Encrypted File in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308991
>
> >
> >
> > (2) Notepad Memory Problem.
> >
> > This has been bugging me for a long time, since the last XP computer
> > I worked on. It looks like this is a standard bug or intentional.
> > Whenever a Notepad.txt
> > file reaches around 50 KB, a warning message pops up about 'not enuf
> > mem to complete the operation' yet the file does open ok once I x out
> > the message. I got 1 GB RAM in here and not many aps installed yet.
> > It's annoying. Is there a
> > registry fix for this?
> >
> > Thanx in advance,
>
>
>
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