Access Denied to previously hidden/encrypted files

[Peggy]

I recently re-installed Windows XP Pro and had the "access denied"
error message when I tried to access "My Document" folder sitting on
primary slave hard drive. I did a little search online and found that
I can gain control of my files by taking ownership. I went to this
website by Microsoft
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308421 and
follow the steps to grant myself(not the admin, although I am an admin
too) ownership.

Here is my problem:
I can now gain access to all the "folders" in "My Document", but I
still get the "access denied" error message when I try to
access/copy/move "files" that are inside hidden and encrypted folders
in "My Document".

It's sort of like this
My Document (I can access now)
- Folder A (Normal Folder. I can access the folder and its content)
- Folder B (Originally had the hidden and encrypt attribute. I can
access this folder, but not its content)

What's wrong? What should I do? I have my most important data sitting
in these folders!

Thank you for replying.

[Jupiter Jones]

Peggy;
Are you sure it is not an Ownership issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q308421&

If the files are encrypted.
If you did not back-up the encryption key or the Recovery Agent and
are not on a domain, the files are as good as gone.
This must be accomplished while you have access to the files.

If you can restore the original profile (not recreate) you may be able
to recover the data.
Recreating profiles and passwords is irrelevant.
Contact Microsoft if you can restore the profile.
Or:
http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/index.php

EFS is very good at what it does and there is no back door.
Read and understand these links before using EFS to keep from
permanently losing your data:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administration/recovery/default.asp
(58 pages)
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=223316

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"Peggy" > wrote in message
om...
> I recently re-installed Windows XP Pro and had the "access denied"
> error message when I tried to access "My Document" folder sitting on
> primary slave hard drive. I did a little search online and found
that
> I can gain control of my files by taking ownership. I went to this
> website by Microsoft
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308421 and
> follow the steps to grant myself(not the admin, although I am an
admin
> too) ownership.
>
> Here is my problem:
> I can now gain access to all the "folders" in "My Document", but I
> still get the "access denied" error message when I try to
> access/copy/move "files" that are inside hidden and encrypted
folders
> in "My Document".
>
> It's sort of like this
> My Document (I can access now)
> - Folder A (Normal Folder. I can access the folder and its
content)
> - Folder B (Originally had the hidden and encrypt attribute. I can
> access this folder, but not its content)
>
> What's wrong? What should I do? I have my most important data
sitting
> in these folders!
>
> Thank you for replying.