HELP! PGP Decryption

[VinnyD]

I recently downloaded PGP 8.0.2, and I think I may have
accidentally encrypted an entire folder. In fact, I have
a main user folder, and a guest folder. I think I may
have encrypted the entire main user folder. Now, when I
try to log in as the main user (administrator privileges)
I can't access anything. And, I can't decrypt the folder
either. Can anyone help? What really stinks is that I
can't do a system restore from the guest folder because I
don't have administrator privileges. Anyone know of any
workaround? Thanks.

[Walter Clayton]

Talk to the people at PGP. If they have no solution, then the data is lost.
You can however log in as the "Administrator" in safe mode, unless you
encrypted that as well. That would at least let you create another user.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp


"VinnyD" > wrote in message
...
> I recently downloaded PGP 8.0.2, and I think I may have
> accidentally encrypted an entire folder. In fact, I have
> a main user folder, and a guest folder. I think I may
> have encrypted the entire main user folder. Now, when I
> try to log in as the main user (administrator privileges)
> I can't access anything. And, I can't decrypt the folder
> either. Can anyone help? What really stinks is that I
> can't do a system restore from the guest folder because I
> don't have administrator privileges. Anyone know of any
> workaround? Thanks.

[VinnyD]

Can you provide instructions on how to log in as an
Administrator in Safe Mode using Windows XP Home? I
would really appreciate it. Thanks.
>-----Original Message-----
>Talk to the people at PGP. If they have no solution,
then the data is lost.
>You can however log in as the "Administrator" in safe
mode, unless you
>encrypted that as well. That would at least let you
create another user.
>
>--
>Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Any technology distinguishable from magic is
insufficiently advanced.
>http://www.dts-l.org
>http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/def
ault.asp
>
>
>"VinnyD" > wrote in message
...
>> I recently downloaded PGP 8.0.2, and I think I may have
>> accidentally encrypted an entire folder. In fact, I
have
>> a main user folder, and a guest folder. I think I may
>> have encrypted the entire main user folder. Now, when
I
>> try to log in as the main user (administrator
privileges)
>> I can't access anything. And, I can't decrypt the
folder
>> either. Can anyone help? What really stinks is that I
>> can't do a system restore from the guest folder
because I
>> don't have administrator privileges. Anyone know of
any
>> workaround? Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

[Walter Clayton]

While the BIOS is POSTing, start tapping (do not hold), the F8 key (you
really only need hit it once, but the timing is tricky). This will display
the boot menu. Depending on many times you hit the F8 key and when, you'll
either be at the first or second page of the boot menu. If you don't see the
option for safe mode, then hit F8 again. Select safe mode and the rest
should be obvious.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp


"VinnyD" > wrote in message
...
> Can you provide instructions on how to log in as an
> Administrator in Safe Mode using Windows XP Home? I
> would really appreciate it. Thanks.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Talk to the people at PGP. If they have no solution,
> then the data is lost.
> >You can however log in as the "Administrator" in safe
> mode, unless you
> >encrypted that as well. That would at least let you
> create another user.
> >
> >--
> >Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >Any technology distinguishable from magic is
> insufficiently advanced.
> >http://www.dts-l.org
> >http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/def
> ault.asp
> >
> >
> >"VinnyD" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I recently downloaded PGP 8.0.2, and I think I may have
> >> accidentally encrypted an entire folder. In fact, I
> have
> >> a main user folder, and a guest folder. I think I may
> >> have encrypted the entire main user folder. Now, when
> I
> >> try to log in as the main user (administrator
> privileges)
> >> I can't access anything. And, I can't decrypt the
> folder
> >> either. Can anyone help? What really stinks is that I
> >> can't do a system restore from the guest folder
> because I
> >> don't have administrator privileges. Anyone know of
> any
> >> workaround? Thanks.
> >
> >
> >.
> >