(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:09 pm
Post subject: Encrypt Decrypt missing from context menu Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>basics (more info?)
Hi,
A slight panic just came over me. I have encrypted files, you know SD_ etc
and the context menu does not display 'decrypt' anymore.
Anyone a good idea to solve this?
(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:09 pm
Post subject: Re: Encrypt Decrypt missing from context menu [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Ronald wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A slight panic just came over me. I have encrypted files, you know SD_ etc
> and the context menu does not display 'decrypt' anymore.
> Anyone a good idea to solve this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:03 am
Post subject: Re: Encrypt Decrypt missing from context menu [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
The context menu doesn't directly display 'decrypt'.
To decrypt a file or folder
Open Windows Explorer.
Right-click the encrypted file or folder, and then click Properties.
On the General tab, click Advanced.
Clear the Encrypt contents to secure data check box.
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:09:23 +0100, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, "Ronald" <Reply.TakeThisOut@Usenet.only> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>A slight panic just came over me. I have encrypted files, you know SD_ etc
>and the context menu does not display 'decrypt' anymore.
>Anyone a good idea to solve this?
>
>Thanks in advance.
(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Encrypt Decrypt missing from context menu [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks Alan but it does not decrypt my already encrypted files. It can only
encrypt again that way (and that works indeed).
--
Ronald
"Alan Edwards" <edwards RemoveThis @southcom.com.au> wrote in message
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> The context menu doesn't directly display 'decrypt'.
>
> To decrypt a file or folder
> Open Windows Explorer.
> Right-click the encrypted file or folder, and then click Properties.
> On the General tab, click Advanced.
> Clear the Encrypt contents to secure data check box.
>
> ...Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> http://dts-l.com/index.htm >
>
>
>
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:09:23 +0100, in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, "Ronald" <Reply RemoveThis @Usenet.only> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>A slight panic just came over me. I have encrypted files, you know SD_ etc
>>and the context menu does not display 'decrypt' anymore.
>>Anyone a good idea to solve this?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:51 pm
Post subject: Re: Encrypt Decrypt missing from context menu [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
> Thanks Alan but it does not decrypt my already encrypted files. It
> can only encrypt again that way (and that works indeed).
Are you certain they were created by XP?
Try opening them with WinZip or any other zip program; it might explain
sometning, especially if XP didn't create them, or there is an error in
them. XP can only work with "legacy" zip files so if they were created
as anything else, XP won't be able to handle them.
When you again encrypt, I assume you can then decrypt that back to the
original?
Twayne
>
>
> "Alan Edwards" <edwards RemoveThis @southcom.com.au> wrote in message
> news:1jlok4poad8tq8c0bbje07m9sbqglprgm9@4ax.com...
>> The context menu doesn't directly display 'decrypt'.
>>
>> To decrypt a file or folder
>> Open Windows Explorer.
>> Right-click the encrypted file or folder, and then click Properties.
>> On the General tab, click Advanced.
>> Clear the Encrypt contents to secure data check box.
>>
>> ...Alan
>> --
>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
>> http://dts-l.com/index.htm >>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:09:23 +0100, in
>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, "Ronald" <Reply RemoveThis @Usenet.only>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> A slight panic just came over me. I have encrypted files, you know
>>> SD_ etc and the context menu does not display 'decrypt' anymore.
>>> Anyone a good idea to solve this?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:50 pm
Post subject: Decrypt button no longer exists [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hi Ronald, this is a few months down the track from the problem you posted but I would really like to know if you ever resolved it because I am having the same problem now!
Cheers
Ronald wrote:
Encrypt Decrypt missing from context menu
19-Dec-08
Hi,
A slight panic just came over me. I have encrypted files, you know SD_ etc
and the context menu does not display 'decrypt' anymore.
Anyone a good idea to solve this?
(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:26 pm
Post subject: Re: Decrypt button no longer exists [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Caroline Chapman wrote:
> Hi Ronald, this is a few months down the track from the problem you
> posted but I would really like to know if you ever resolved it
> because I am having the same problem now!
Are you sure you utilized Windows to encrypt the data?
Did you follow the best practices for EFS if you did use it?
Did you have to perform a clean installation, parallel installation or
repair installation on your machine and/or did you change your password
recently?
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