Why am I getting EFS Backup Message?

> What other software have you installed recently? Any Office 2007?
> Groove? Pretty sure that the certificate was created by Groove. If not,
> then I'm stumped.
>
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> "John A. Gallagher" <jgallagher11@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23kjKT1xHHHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>I have been getting a request to backup but have never encrypted
>>anything. This
>> is verified using the "cipher /n /u" command. It showed no files. Yet, if
>> I
>> look in Certificate Manager, there is indeed a cerificate for me for EFS.
>> It
>> shows an expiration of 11/18/2106. I assume this means it was created on
>> 11/18/2006.
>>
>> I get this backup notice each time I log on. I will backup to get rid of
>> this message but am clueless why it just started coming up in the last
>> 2-3
>> days.
>>
>> I am using Vista Ultimate (x86) and installed the OS on 11/2/2006.
>>
>> I really would like to understand why this is happening. The only thing I
>> can see that might somehow be related is my installation of Windows Live
>> OneCare on 11/17 and first Tune-Up on 11/18.
>>
>> Does anyone know what might be happening here?
>>
>> Thanks.

>

> I have been getting a request to backup but have never encrypted anything.
> This
> is verified using the "cipher /n /u" command. It showed no files. Yet, if I
> look in Certificate Manager, there is indeed a cerificate for me for EFS. It
> shows an expiration of 11/18/2106. I assume this means it was created on
> 11/18/2006.
>
> I get this backup notice each time I log on. I will backup to get rid of
> this message but am clueless why it just started coming up in the last 2-3
> days.
>
> I am using Vista Ultimate (x86) and installed the OS on 11/2/2006.
>
> I really would like to understand why this is happening. The only thing I
> can see that might somehow be related is my installation of Windows Live
> OneCare on 11/17 and first Tune-Up on 11/18.
>
> Does anyone know what might be happening here?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

> Could you also run "cipher /u /n /h" in case the encrypted files may be
> hidden? This might provide a clue.
>
> Thanks.
> Pat
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>
>
> "John A. Gallagher" wrote:
>

>> I have been getting a request to backup but have never encrypted
>> anything.
>> This
>> is verified using the "cipher /n /u" command. It showed no files. Yet, if
>> I
>> look in Certificate Manager, there is indeed a cerificate for me for EFS.
>> It
>> shows an expiration of 11/18/2106. I assume this means it was created on
>> 11/18/2006.
>>
>> I get this backup notice each time I log on. I will backup to get rid of
>> this message but am clueless why it just started coming up in the last
>> 2-3
>> days.
>>
>> I am using Vista Ultimate (x86) and installed the OS on 11/2/2006.
>>
>> I really would like to understand why this is happening. The only thing I
>> can see that might somehow be related is my installation of Windows Live
>> OneCare on 11/17 and first Tune-Up on 11/18.
>>
>> Does anyone know what might be happening here?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>

>I have been getting a request to backup but have never encrypted anything.
>This
> is verified using the "cipher /n /u" command. It showed no files. Yet, if
> I
> look in Certificate Manager, there is indeed a cerificate for me for EFS.
> It
> shows an expiration of 11/18/2106. I assume this means it was created on
> 11/18/2006.
>
> I get this backup notice each time I log on. I will backup to get rid of
> this message but am clueless why it just started coming up in the last 2-3
> days.
>
> I am using Vista Ultimate (x86) and installed the OS on 11/2/2006.
>
> I really would like to understand why this is happening. The only thing I
> can see that might somehow be related is my installation of Windows Live
> OneCare on 11/17 and first Tune-Up on 11/18.
>
> Does anyone know what might be happening here?
>
> Thanks.