Re: Cannot open encrypted files

From: Shreeniwas Kelkar [MSFT] (skelkar_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:44:12 -0800

If you can still log on to the machine with the account that encrypted the
files, they will most likely be recoverable.

Else you can either use the user's backed up EFS keys or the domain recovery
agent keys (these should be backed up as well) to recover the data. 

-- 
Shreeniwas Kelkar [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"MCage" <MCage@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:D2DC785B-2011-48D4-935C-E1D4D140719E@microsoft.com...
> Hi all,
> I have HP server with Win2000 domain controller and 10 clients, my problem
> is one of these clients has encrypted files (large document, mail, photo) 
> in
> all the suden the DC crashed (SW issue) so i did a new installation for DC
> and ISA and Exchange in other directory...But still I can't access the
> encrypted files
> How to solve such problem???

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