On systems prior to Vista, EFS blocked encrypting the root folder of a
non-system drive; however, you could encrypt all the contents (files/folders)
of that drive--everything below the root. In Vista, EFS will allow you to
set the encrypt bit on the root, itself.
Thanks.
Pat
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"Paul Adare" wrote:
> In article <4D47F0D8-9B89-461A-B46A-976E0A5DBEDE@microsoft.com>,
> in the microsoft.public.windows.vista.security news group, =?
> Utf-8?B?UGF0IEhvZmZlciBbTVNGVF0=?=
> <pathoff@online.microsoft.com> says...
>
> > You can, however, use EFS to encrypt non-system
> > drives. This is a new feature of EFS in Vista
> >
>
> Ok, so how exactly is being able to use EFS to encrypt a non-
> system drive a new feature in Vista?
>
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