>>Any hashing/encryption on a file ( = sequence of bytes ) is always OS independent
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>You mention encryption. Does this mean if a file has been encrypted in Windows Server 2003 that I wouldn't be able to decrypt it if I try to do this process on a Windows Server 2008?


I wrote: OS independent

So the answer is that you can decrypt it on a Windows Server 2008 ( provided you have the keys, etc)