Hello BosseB ! BosseB <bo.bergl...@telia.com> wrote:
> I have a number of encrypted files, which I need to decrypt. I have > installed GPG 1.4.9 on my Windows XP-Pro SP3 PC. I have the necessary > keyrings and they work with Thunderbird and Enigmail. > But as I said I need to decrypt files that are on my hard disk, not in > an email.... > I tried this command in a command window: > gpg -d <asc filename> > I got a prompt for my passphrase and as soon as I entered this the > window filled with large amounts of strange characters and the PC > speaker started to beep and never would stop. > I finally had to use ProcessExplorer and kill the cmd process to get > silence. :-( If you don't specify the final file, GPG writes it to stdout (the screen); and if the file contains non ASCII carachters, you'll get full of garbage. You should use instead: gpg --yes --output finalfile encrypted.asc (The "-D" is not mandatory as GPG assumes you want to decrypt). But there is an easier way: install GPGShell and you only need to rightclick on the file and call the appropriate decrypting menu: http://www.jumaros.de/rsoft/index.html -- Laurent Jumet KeyID: 0xCFAF704C _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users