Re: Stolen Notebook and Password Security

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rouz_at_nscomcast.net)
Date: 12/01/03 

Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:35:28 GMT

Even encrypted data can be accessed on W2K fairly easily if the associated EFS
private keys had not been deleted from the machine. --- Steve

"Ron Bernier" <ronbernier@hahahahatds.net> wrote in message
news:e6CbrsDuDHA.2072@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Unless you have encrypted the data, then there's any number of ways for
> someone with even a little knowledge about W2K security to get the data ...
> Sorry to be the bearor of bad news for you ...
>
> "Eric" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:002d01c3b838$12658bb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > My computer was stolen, of course, it has a lot of
> > sensitive data. I have an administrator account, and a
> > user account, both of which have a password. Without the
> > password, can anyone access the pc and the data?
>
>

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