Re: XP expert's help needed

From: Rock (rock_at_comcast.nospam.net)
Date: 10/04/04 

Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 15:03:20 -0700

h.z wrote:

> Thanks...but now i cant access my encrypted files in that folder...what
> about them?
> "Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:OyLfWBiqEHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>

Unless you designated a recovery agent and exported the encryption key
and certificate, the encrypted files will not be accessible and there is
no way around that.

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