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Enabling Encryption in WindowsXP and Vista

 

If you are running Windows XP or Vista this is how you can use the built in encryption to secure files.

Select the files that you want to encrypt and right click on them. Select the bottom choice "Properties". You should get a screen that looks like:

Select Advanced
Click "Advanced as seen above and it should open a dialog as seen below:
Advanced Properties
Make sure that the box next to "Encrypt contents to secure data" is checked, then hit OK. The name of the folder should now be green indicating that it is protected.

Encryption

 

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