Encrypting File System Recovery

From: Roland (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/21/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 04:49:54 -0800

Hi,

I have encrypted a folder using MS Encrypting File System
and then I lost the certificate and the private key so now
I can't access/open the files in that folder. I have read
something about that the Admin account on my computer
should hold a recovery agent that should be able to
decrypt my files. But when I log on as administrator I
can't decrypt my files. I also read something that this
recovery agent is created the first time I log on as a
Admin but since I haven't logged on as an Admin due to
that my ordinary user I already a member of the Admin
group so I haven't had the need to log on as Admin before.
Could this be the answer to why I can't decrypt/recover my
files?
Does anyone know how to solve this problem or are the
files in my folder "gone" forever.

/Roland

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