trying to decrypt an encrypted folder with a new windows installtion but with th

[Peter Clark]

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 ???

did you check your .pfx after creating it on a test account?


>-----Original Message-----
>Ok, here is my problem:
>
>
>
>Just a few days ago I had a kind of a crash on my notebook
running Windows
>XP Pro. Green Tea and the effort to dry the computer on a
radiator led to
>the following:
>
>
>
>After a few runs of chkdsk in the recon.console I had
access to the hard
>drive again. I found that the whole windows-folder was
missing.
>
>
>
>What was still there and that's what my problem is about
was the "documents
>and settings"-folder. I was looking for my "my
documents"-folder there and
>realized that I encrypted that folder: "access denied"
>
>
>
>Funny: Also I couldn't look into the folder I could backup
the whole folder
>with the backup-tool.
>
>
>
>BUT: Before that crash happened I exported a key-file with
the private key
>of mine and saved it on a floppy-disc. That file is named
>encryptkeywinxp.pfx
>
>
>
>Of course I tried to import the key-file again and Windows
XP accepted the
>import, but the File system still seems to ignore the
presence of the key. I
>tried it both as administrator and as user.
>
>
>
>What did I wrong? Any help? Thanks a lot! A LOT!
>
>
>
>Greetings,
>
>Peter.
>
>
>
>.
>

[Peter Heilrath]

Wow! A big step forward! I'm sending flowers!



Ownership was a problem I wasn't aware. A huge amount of files is saved now.



But some important folders are still inaccessible.



Strange: The File system shows me the certificate-thumbprint that should
lead to access. It's exactly the thumbprint of the certificate I imported.
It's now in the Console Root / Certificates - Current User / Personal /
Certificates.

But it's still not possible to decrypt.



No, I didn't try it after exporting.



"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 ???
>
> did you check your .pfx after creating it on a test account?
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Ok, here is my problem:
> >
> >
> >
> >Just a few days ago I had a kind of a crash on my notebook
> running Windows
> >XP Pro. Green Tea and the effort to dry the computer on a
> radiator led to
> >the following:
> >
> >
> >
> >After a few runs of chkdsk in the recon.console I had
> access to the hard
> >drive again. I found that the whole windows-folder was
> missing.
> >
> >
> >
> >What was still there and that's what my problem is about
> was the "documents
> >and settings"-folder. I was looking for my "my
> documents"-folder there and
> >realized that I encrypted that folder: "access denied"
> >
> >
> >
> >Funny: Also I couldn't look into the folder I could backup
> the whole folder
> >with the backup-tool.
> >
> >
> >
> >BUT: Before that crash happened I exported a key-file with
> the private key
> >of mine and saved it on a floppy-disc. That file is named
> >encryptkeywinxp.pfx
> >
> >
> >
> >Of course I tried to import the key-file again and Windows
> XP accepted the
> >import, but the File system still seems to ignore the
> presence of the key. I
> >tried it both as administrator and as user.
> >
> >
> >
> >What did I wrong? Any help? Thanks a lot! A LOT!
> >
> >
> >
> >Greetings,
> >
> >Peter.
> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >