Re: Folder Encrypted (HELP!)

From: Paul T Wang (paultwang@nowhere.invalid)
Date: 08/12/02 

From: "Paul T Wang" <paultwang@nowhere.invalid>
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 23:51:33 GMT

Go to your Internet Explorer

Tools

Internet Options

Content

Certificates

Select the certs you want to export (usually select all of them) then click
Export 

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- paultwang -
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"Michael J. Gregg" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:uP8Lt7YQCHA.1632@tkmsftngp10...
> So how do you backup encryption keys.  Just incase I need this again.
>
> "karl [x y]" <jamescagney90210@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:eeWnjiLQCHA.3952@tkmsftngp08...
> > I'm afraid unless you backed up the encryption keys, or the computer was
> > connected to a Windows domain, or you backed them up somewhere
> unencrypted,
> > the files are lost.
> >
> > "Michael J. Gregg" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:eIdATEJQCHA.1648@tkmsftngp08...
> > > Before I had Windows 2000 and Windows XP installed and encrypted a
> folder
> > > that had files I needed to
> > > encrypt.
> > >
> > > Well, I had to FDisk all drives except the drive the files that are
> > encryped
> > > on, and I reinstalled Windows
> > > 2000 and XP.
> > >
> > > Now, I cannot view those files, copy, move, reset permissions, etc.
> > >
> > > How do I un-encrypt then so I can access them?  I've tried resetting
the
> > > Owner of the files, etc, but nothing
> > > seems to work.
> > >
> > > Help!!  I need these files....
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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