Re: Encrypting File System Recovery

From: Roland (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:56:25 -0800

I'm workig with a standalone workstation. Not connected to
a workgroup or domain so that could be a problem as what I
have heard.

/Roland

>-----Original Message-----
>Are you working with a domain, windows 2000 workgroup or
XP workgroup? each
>scenario is different.
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/techinfo/administra
tion/recovery/default.asp
>
>
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>
>David B. Cross [MS]
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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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