EFS available for WindowsXP Home ediiton

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Is there a way to enable EFS for XP Home? The "encrypt" dialog box is
grayed out when I try to access it via properties
 
EFS is only available with Windows XP Professional.
It cannot be installed in XP Home Edition.

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| Is there a way to enable EFS for XP Home? The "encrypt" dialog box is
| grayed out when I try to access it via properties
 
DCM said:
Is there a way to enable EFS for XP Home? The "encrypt" dialog box is
grayed out when I try to access it via properties
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Only via an upgrade to Windows XP Professional.
As to why the dialog is grey and just not there - this is due to he common
code base between Professional and Home and that it would be an unnecessary
code change for a UI that would require additional time to develop and test
for no real benefit.

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