Encryption : no advanced button in general tab of properties

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I want to encrypt files but there is no advanced button in my general tab of
properties of files.

i have XP professional version 2002 service pack2

Thank you for your time and help
 
I have the same thing going on. I am running winXP home and have tried
everything to activate the "encrypt" feature on the advanced properties menu.
I look forward to any help.
 
Constant said:
I want to encrypt files but there is no advanced button in my general tab of
properties of files.

i have XP professional version 2002 service pack2

Thank you for your time and help
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Check the file system on the drive. Encryption, as well as Compression,
will only be available on an NTFS drive. The Advanced button is not
displayed for files and folders on a drive formatted FAT or FAT32.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Constant Problem said:
Thanks Nepatsfan, you got it spot onFAT!!

Guess that means a re-install!
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A reinstall is not necessary. You can convert your existing volume to NTFS.
See
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/convertfat.mspx

One thing about the encryption feature is that is is pretty effective.
These news groups get regular posts from people who have locked themselves
out of their critical files. Be very careful with this feature. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223316/EN-US/ For example, if you
reinstall Windows without backing up the keys, you will lose access to the
files forever (creating accounts with identical names and passwords will not
make a difference.)
 
No need to reinstall. Just convert the FAT drive to NTFS.
Go to Start -> Run and enter cmd.exe in the Open box.
At the prompt type Convert X: /fs:ntfs where X is the drive
letter you want to convert.

Keep in mind that this is a one way process. Once you "convert"
the drive to NTFS the only way to go back to FAT32 is to format
the drive. You'd need to backup the contents of the drive and
restore any files and folders you saved after the format. Also,
if this computer was dual booting with Window 95/98/ME the NTFS
drive would not be visible from the earlier operating system.

Before you convert the drive, you might want to find out why
the drive was formatted FAT32 in the first place. Was it
shipped from the factory this way? If so, there may be a reason
the manufacturer installed XP on a FAT32 partition. You might
want to check this out before making any changes.

Take a look at these articles for more info:

How to convert a FAT16 volume or a FAT32 volume to an NTFS file
system in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307881

How to Use Convert.exe to Convert a Partition to the NTFS File
System
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314097

How to Convert FAT Disks to NTFS
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/convertfat.mspx

Before you dive into encrypting files, make sure you are
thoroughly familiar with the process especially the need to
backup your encryption certificates. These newsgroups are
littered with sad tales from people who can't recover their
encrypted files.

With that in mind, here's an article you might want to add to
your Favorites:

Recover an encrypted file or folder without your file
encryption certificate
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/5500edef-4716-4cb8-bee9-9eea586bc7031033.mspx

Good luck

Nepatsfan


(e-mail address removed),
 
Following up on my earlier response, use the process outlined
in this article to avoid ending up with the wrong size
clusters.

Courtesy of the late Alex Nichol, MS-MVP
Converting FAT32 to NTFS
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

Sorry for the confusion

Nepatsfan

(e-mail address removed),
 
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