Unable to access encrypted files after re-installing Windows XP

From: Partha Sarkar (psarkar_at_ipr.res.in)
Date: 05/24/04 

Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 21:05:53 -0700

I had two partitions in the hard disk, drive C: for OS
(Windows XP Professional) and drive D: for the data files.
The files in the drive D:(it was NTFS file system) was
encrypted. Due to some problem (virus related, and the
system became unstable) I had to format the drive C: and
re-installed OS (Windows XP). The files system for drive
C: is NTFS. But after re-installing OS I'm unable to
access my old files which were encrypted in drive D:, even
though I'm the system administrator. I can't view or copy
those files to some other directories. Please help me.

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