Re: HELP WITH DE-CRYPTION!!



Jake wrote:
THIS IS DAMN URGENT :-(

machine: Win Xp Sp2

i have some important files on an external hard drive, i encrypted
them on the hard drive using my account on my laptop (admin account).

i for matted my laptop then created an account of the same name and
password, even my laptop regained the same name.

im trying to access the encrypted files on the external hard drive
and i cant :-(

obviously there is a missing step :-(

please any help its really urgent :-(

If you didn't export your encryption key then the files are lost for all
time.

The Encrypting File System
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/cryptographyetc/efs.mspx

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

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

How To Encrypt a Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308989

How To Remove File Encryption in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308993

How To Encrypt a File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307877


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