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Backup of EFS Recovery Certificate in Digital Locker
Hello,
I am using Windows Vista Ultimate (x64) and have encrypted some files using Vista. I have made a backup copy of the encryption key certificate on a USB drive using Certificate Manager, but I would also like to take advantage of the Online Backup option provided within Vista (Control Panel=Security=Secure Online Key Backup=Save your EFS recovery certificate). However, when I enter my Windows Live ID and password, I receive an error back saying "Digital Locker is not available." I have been getting this error for over a day now even though I have no trouble connecting to the internet. Please help. Thanks. Nav |
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Backup of EFS Recovery Certificate in Digital Locker
"Nav" wrote in message ... Hello, I am using Windows Vista Ultimate (x64) and have encrypted some files using Vista. I have made a backup copy of the encryption key certificate on a USB drive using Certificate Manager, but I would also like to take advantage of the Online Backup option provided within Vista (Control Panel=Security=Secure Online Key Backup=Save your EFS recovery certificate). However, when I enter my Windows Live ID and password, I receive an error back saying "Digital Locker is not available." I have been getting this error for over a day now even though I have no trouble connecting to the internet. Please help. Thanks. Nav I don't know why that feature is not working but you can temporarily work around this by creating a Personal folder called "Certificates" or something similar. You can then upload your exported certificates manually to your online folder. You have to login to Windows Live ID Spaces to do all of this. You may also create a Public folder if you want to publish your certificate (without the secret part, of course) on the Internet. -- Allan |
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Backup of EFS Recovery Certificate in Digital Locker
"Nav" wrote in message ... Hello, I am using Windows Vista Ultimate (x64) and have encrypted some files using Vista. I have made a backup copy of the encryption key certificate on a USB drive using Certificate Manager, but I would also like to take advantage of the Online Backup option provided within Vista (Control Panel=Security=Secure Online Key Backup=Save your EFS recovery certificate). However, when I enter my Windows Live ID and password, I receive an error back saying "Digital Locker is not available." I have been getting this error for over a day now even though I have no trouble connecting to the internet. Please help. Thanks. Nav Just to clarify, I suggest you workaround this problem by using Spaces SkyDrive and creating a sub-folder in your personal Documents folder called "Certificates" or whatever. There is an optional ActiveX control which allows drag and drop from the desktop called the "Windows Live SkyDrive Upload Tool" that may make it easier for you. I prefer the standard upload interface myself. -- Allan |
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Backup of EFS Recovery Certificate in Digital Locker
Hi,
I have the same problem. I tried to solve it with Microsoft support as I have the 90 days free support. They tried to blame other software and recomended to uninstall Norton antivirus. Today I backuped whole system, formated discs, installed only Windows Ultimate and tried the feature. The problem is still present. Sorry I am not helpful. I just want to prevent others from spending many hours by testing unusefull suggestions from support. Tomas "Nav" wrote: Hello, I am using Windows Vista Ultimate (x64) and have encrypted some files using Vista. I have made a backup copy of the encryption key certificate on a USB drive using Certificate Manager, but I would also like to take advantage of the Online Backup option provided within Vista (Control Panel=Security=Secure Online Key Backup=Save your EFS recovery certificate). However, when I enter my Windows Live ID and password, I receive an error back saying "Digital Locker is not available." I have been getting this error for over a day now even though I have no trouble connecting to the internet. Please help. Thanks. Nav |
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Backup of EFS Recovery Certificate in Digital Locker
"Tomas" wrote in message ... Hi, I have the same problem. I tried to solve it with Microsoft support as I have the 90 days free support. They tried to blame other software and recomended to uninstall Norton antivirus. Today I backuped whole system, formated discs, installed only Windows Ultimate and tried the feature. The problem is still present. Sorry I am not helpful. I just want to prevent others from spending many hours by testing unusefull suggestions from support. Tomas Hello Tomas, I hope you have done what the OP said he already did which is backup to a removable media such as USB flash drive or to a floppy disk. Make sure you have more than one copy of your backup in case of media failure which is a common problem. I wonder if the problem is limited to Vista Ultimate x64 or if it has been reported on other versions. -- Allan |
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Backup of EFS Recovery Certificate in Digital Locker
"Allan" wrote: "Tomas" wrote in message ... Hi, I have the same problem. I tried to solve it with Microsoft support as I have the 90 days free support. They tried to blame other software and recomended to uninstall Norton antivirus. Today I backuped whole system, formated discs, installed only Windows Ultimate and tried the feature. The problem is still present. Sorry I am not helpful. I just want to prevent others from spending many hours by testing unusefull suggestions from support. Tomas Hello Tomas, I hope you have done what the OP said he already did which is backup to a removable media such as USB flash drive or to a floppy disk. Make sure you have more than one copy of your backup in case of media failure which is a common problem. I wonder if the problem is limited to Vista Ultimate x64 or if it has been reported on other versions. -- Allan I have the 32 bit version of vista ultimate and have been having the same problem for many months. LennyP |