norma
you can see if you have window's service pack 1 (sp1) by following this clickstream
start\settings\control panel\system
on the general tab, under 'system', you'll find....
operating system (ms win2000)
build (5.00.2195)
service pack 1
to check for browser encryption, in internet explorer, select menu option 'help', then 'about internet explorer', and read the second line, 'cipher strength'. hopefully it's 128.
for operating system encryption in win2000....
my win2000pro came in a box (i installed it, unlike yours that came preinstalled), and there was an accompanying floppy disk that contained the high encryption executable to load myself. you could check to see if you have that floppy with all the stuff that came with your puter.
otherwise....
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"To obtain the Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack
To download the Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack for 128-bit encryption, go to the Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack download area at the Microsoft Web site( microsoft.com ). The download is accessible only to users in the United States and its territories, possessions, and dependencies, and in Canada.
To obtain information about global customers eligible to receive the Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack and other Microsoft strong encryption products, go to the Microsoft Web site(http://www.microsoft.com/). Many global customers located outside North America may be eligible to receive the Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack. If you think you are eligible to receive strong encryption under United States export law, contact your Microsoft representative.
Note
In Windows 2000, the conversion to 128-bit encryption affects encryption of files on the disk, Internet Protocol (IP) Security, NDIS wide area network connections, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and Terminal Services."
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and here is the readme file
microsoft.com
probably more than you cared to know about 128-bit windows encryption, but maybe not. <g3>
glad you have a friend who can do all those neat things with your hard drive. aren't friends like that splendid?
:)
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