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Using Your VAIO Computer >
Using the TPM
Important Notice

Notes on encrypting the operating system or program files

Encrypting files used by your operating system or any software application, using the Encrypting File Syste m (EFS) with the
TPM, will disable you to launch or operate such software.
To avoid such problems, observe the following before us ing the EFS:
❑Be sure to save data you want to encrypt to the following destinations:
❑The Encrypted Data folder created with the default settings in the user initialization process
❑A new encrypted folder created in the My Documents folder or the Documents folder on your account
❑The Personal Secure Drive
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The Personal Secure Drive is a virtual drive that is created by using the Personal S ecure Drive feature and automatically encrypts data t hat is saved to it.
❑Do not change the following settings on the View tab in the Folder Options window displayed by clicking Folder and
search options from Organize in the menu of Windows Explorer.
❑Don't show hidden files, folders, or drives
❑Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
❑Do not change the system attributes of the files, unless necessar y.
❑Do not encrypt the Windows folder, the Program Files folder, and all files in each folder.
❑Do not encrypt the Users folder and all account folders in it.