Re: Encrypted files

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Tonyyy wrote:
I encrypted some files before formatting windows and reinstalling
and now I can't open those files...what to do?

As all the other responses have told you - you've lost the files.

You used a technology without fully understanding it and ended up losing
something because of it. It can and does happen every day. It doesn't have
to - but it does. It happened to you now - and I feel for you on some
level. It's a tough lesson to learn - but is not likely the first or last
tough lesson you will face in your life. Learn from it and next time - *if*
you use EFS again - use it wisely and correctly.

Best practices for the Encrypting File System
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223316/

How to back up the recovery agent Encrypting File System (EFS) private key
in Windows Server 2003, in Windows 2000, and in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241201

Using Efsinfo.exe to determine information about encrypted files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243026/

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