Issues with Encrypted Files (EFS) after OS removal/reinstall

[Joe Francoeur]

Hello,

If anyone has any ideas as to what I can try, I'd be appreciative. I am
posting here and searching for possible solutions. Here goes the issue
basically:
I have two seperate HDs right now. I formatted the OS HD and reinstalled XP
Professional. I went to access some encypted files on my second hard drive
and I cannot access them now. What I really should have done is decrypt them
before the OS removal/reinstallation, but I did not do so. I encrypted the
files with XP's EFS. When I go to decrpyt the files with the cipher command
I get an "Access is denied" message. I believe I might need the key used to
encrypt my files, which I also neglected to note before the OS reinstall.
Is there any feasable way that I can decrpyt these files? If any more
details are needed, feel free to ask. Thanks for your Time

[Nicholas]

Without a backup of the original Encryption Certificate Key, encrypted =
files
are unrecoverable as they will stay encrypted forever. There is no =
recovery
method since the encryption algorithm is now completely different with a =
reinstall
of Windows XP.

See if the following article helps in any way:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;308421


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Nicholas

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"Joe Francoeur" > wrote in message:
...

| Hello,
|=20
| If anyone has any ideas as to what I can try, I'd be appreciative. I =
am
| posting here and searching for possible solutions. Here goes the issue
| basically:
| I have two seperate HDs right now. I formatted the OS HD and =
reinstalled XP
| Professional. I went to access some encypted files on my second hard =
drive
| and I cannot access them now. What I really should have done is =
decrypt them
| before the OS removal/reinstallation, but I did not do so. I =
encrypted the
| files with XP's EFS. When I go to decrpyt the files with the cipher =
command
| I get an "Access is denied" message. I believe I might need the key =
used to
| encrypt my files, which I also neglected to note before the OS =
reinstall.
| Is there any feasable way that I can decrpyt these files? If any more
| details are needed, feel free to ask. Thanks for your Time

[Kadaitcha Man]

Nicholas wrote:
> Without a backup of the original Encryption Certificate Key,
> encrypted files
> are unrecoverable as they will stay encrypted forever. There is no
> recovery
> method since the encryption algorithm is now completely different
> with a reinstall of Windows XP.

The algorithm doesn't change, you dimbulb.

> See if the following article helps in any way:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

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[Mike Lynch]

It should work. I had to do it and I regained access.

I encrypted a folder. Later I had some trouble and I did a restore back to
before I
encrypted the folder. Tricky eh!

Mike.

"Nicholas" > wrote in message
...
Without a backup of the original Encryption Certificate Key, encrypted files
are unrecoverable as they will stay encrypted forever. There is no recovery
method since the encryption algorithm is now completely different with a
reinstall
of Windows XP.

See if the following article helps in any way:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421


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Nicholas

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"Joe Francoeur" > wrote in message:
...

| Hello,
|
| If anyone has any ideas as to what I can try, I'd be appreciative. I am
| posting here and searching for possible solutions. Here goes the issue
| basically:
| I have two seperate HDs right now. I formatted the OS HD and reinstalled
XP
| Professional. I went to access some encypted files on my second hard
drive
| and I cannot access them now. What I really should have done is decrypt
them
| before the OS removal/reinstallation, but I did not do so. I encrypted
the
| files with XP's EFS. When I go to decrpyt the files with the cipher
command
| I get an "Access is denied" message. I believe I might need the key used
to
| encrypt my files, which I also neglected to note before the OS reinstall.
| Is there any feasable way that I can decrpyt these files? If any more
| details are needed, feel free to ask. Thanks for your Time