*Vanguard*
Thu Aug 05 23:07:07 CDT 2004
"Evan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in news:11a901c47b60$c6916230$a401280a@phx.gbl:
> my drive type is FAT32so that doesnt work
EFS, included with Windows 2000/XP, is only usable with NTFS; i.e., EFS
requires NTFS. FAT32 has no security in the form or permissions or
encryption, and why it is most commonly used with non-securable versions
of Windows (9x/ME).
I suppose you could use 3rd party products, like Safeboot ($50 for the
Solo version), that will let you encrypt your drive regardless of what
file system is used. Just be sure to read ALL documentation and FAQs
for such security products since incompatibilities may exist, like you
cannot use disk defragmenters that work for FAT32, NTFS (with or w/o
EFS), but won't know how to handle the encryption from 3rd party
security software. Safeboot works by supplanting the bootstrap program
in the MBR.
There are laptops and desktops that incorporate password protection of
hard drives (that at ATA-5 compliant) within the BIOS and hard drive
hardware, but you would need to check your brand and model to see if
that feature is available.
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