Re: Decrypting files

From: D. Cross [MS] (vaq130@hotmail.com)
Date: 07/29/02 

From: "D. Cross [MS]" <vaq130@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 06:54:13 -0700

Not unless you export and import your private key used for EFS.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administration/recovery/defa
ult.asp 

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"jose jurado" <jose.jurado@refroma.com> wrote in message
news:1a72101c22eb4$e8c300c0$3bef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA10...
> I encrypted a folder on win200 pro, but i had to change my
> HD, i copy my encripted folder to the new disk, buy now i
> can't neither access or decrypt the content of this
> folder,  i didn't copy my private certificate.
> Is there any way to decrypt my folder?

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