You can now close the Certificates and Internet Properties boxes. You should receive a dialog box informing you that the export was successful. After this process is complete, save the key to an encrypted USB device or any other secure location and DELETE it from your computer. NOTE - For this process, export the key to an accessible location on your computer, BUT do NOT store it there permanently. You should export it to a directory that you will remember. Specify a name and location where you would like to export your. IMPORTANT - If you lose this password, you will not be able use this certificate/key to decrypt your data. Enter a password to secure your certificate/key. For the Export File format screen, click Next to accept the defaults. If you do not choose to export the private key, your certificate will be useless when you try to decrypt your data. Make sure you choose Yes, export the private key. This will launch the Certificate Export Wizard. Once you have found the proper certificate, highlight it and click the Export. Under the Certificate intended purposes section, it should say Encrypting File System. To make sure this is the proper certificate, select it and look at the bottom of the window. You should see one certificate listed issued to the username you use to log into Windows. In the Certificates windows, make sure you are on the Personal tab. Choose the Content tab and click the Certificates. Click Start > Control Panel > Internet Options. 
Without this, your data is not recoverable! Back up your personal security certificate/key: It is very important that you back up your personal security certificate/key.
Now that your files are encrypted, they can only be viewed and edited from your computer or by someone that you give your personal security key/certificate to.Once Windows is finished encrypting, the files and folders will appear green. Windows will now encrypt all files and folders inside the folder you chose.Make sure Apply changes to this folder, subfolder and files is chosen, and click OK. A prompt will come up asking you to Confirm Attribute Changes.In the Advanced Attributes window, check the box that says Encrypt contents to secure data.On the General tab, click the Advanced button.Right-click the folder you want to encrypt and choose Properties.Next, follow these steps to turn on EFS encryption: The first step in implementing EFS on your Windows XP computer is to choose the folder(s) that you would like to encrypt. Important: Support for Windows XP has ended.
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