Re: Encrypting File System Recovery

From: David Cross [MS] (dcross_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/21/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 07:04:25 -0800

Are you working with a domain, windows 2000 workgroup or XP workgroup? each
scenario is different.

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/techinfo/administration/recovery/default.asp 

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"Roland" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:193001c40f43$0245f0a0$3a01280a@phx.gbl...
> 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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