Re: How to move encrypted files on a portable Harddisk from one computer to another computer

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou@attbi.com)
Date: 04/15/03 

From: "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:53:21 GMT

          Here is a link on how to do it. I am not sure if it will work
unless he uses the same username/password on the other computer, but I may
be wrong about that. Let us know if it works. --- Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/security/efssteps.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;241201

"Michael Schaefer" <MichaelSchaefer@starrag.com> wrote in message
news:e0RGNvmADHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I have a question concerning the following scenario:
>
> A user on W2000 computer A has a removable harddisk with encrypted
> files/folders on it. Now he wants to place the harddsik into W2000
computer
> B. How can he access his data transparently on computer B?
>
> I know, that there is the possibility of using the Encrypted Data Recovery
> Agent, but for this to work, an Administrator must be involved in the
> process of data recovery. Is there a way of just expoting the private key
on
> computer A and importing it on computer B without the help of an
> Administrator, so that reading (decrypting) and writing (encrypting) files
> is transparent as it was on computer A?
>
> If yes, are there any step by step instruction how to do that?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated? Thank a lot in advance.
>
> Michael Schaefer
>
>