In Windows XP Professional, you can protect files and folders by using the Encrypting File System (EFS). EFS is not available in Windows XP Home Edition. EFS encode your files so that even if a person can obtain the file, he cannot read it. The files can be read-only when you log on to the computer by using your user account and password. Windows uses your user account’s public key to create a file encryption key that can be decrypted only by your personal encryption certificate, which is generated from your user account’s private key. There are...
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Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Microsoft Windows XP
Posted on 01:14 by Unknown
Microsoft Windows XP contains a new feature called compressed (zipped) folders. User can create these folders on any FAT, FAT32, or NTFS volume, including floppy disks, and any files copied into the folders will be compressed. Compressed (zipped) folders are compatible with other programs that create zipped files, so you can easily share the compressed folders with other users, even if those users are not running Windows XP Professional or using a drive formatted with NTFS. To create a compressed (zipped) folder, follow these steps: 1....
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