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encrypting emails - hard disk
Name: DaveB Date: September 17, 2005 at 04:25:58 Pacific OS: Windows XP home CPU/Ram: Athlon XP 2800
Comment:
Is it possible to encrypt my outlook express emails (received and sent)and or my whole (80GB) hard drive, so that if someone stole my computer that data would be inaccessable? I have the free (25MB max encrypted file) version of cryptainer, but I don't think I use it to do the above.
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: September 17, 2005 at 04:43:52 Pacific
Reply:
cipher /?
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 2
Name: DaveB Date: September 17, 2005 at 05:40:46 Pacific
Reply:
I don't know what you mean?
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Response Number 3
Name: Curt R Date: September 17, 2005 at 05:50:59 Pacific
Reply:
He means, open a command prompt window and type the following command:
cipher /?
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Response Number 4
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: September 17, 2005 at 05:53:18 Pacific
Reply:
cipher is built into XP to encrypt files/folders on NTFS.
For syntax, type:
cipher /? [enter]
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 5
Name: XpUser Date: September 17, 2005 at 07:21:57 Pacific
Reply:
Just wondering...there is no ciphere.exe on this PC. Is this because I'm using XP Home (SP2) in lieu of XP Pro?
i_XpUser
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Response Number 6
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: September 17, 2005 at 08:09:53 Pacific
Reply:
Hi XPU,
Never used XP. But cipher is part of w2k.
I just assumed it was in XP.
doooohhhh
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 7
Name: XpUser Date: September 17, 2005 at 08:15:05 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Mech You're rite it's supposed to be part of XP SP2. I have SP2 but no cipher.exe. I think cipher has something to do with EFS which is possible only with XP Pro. I was just curious..it's no big deal :-)
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