How to recover encrypted files on an NTFS volume?

Hi,

Once I encrypted a few files on an NTFS volume on my local w2000 system
and... forgot about it.

In the meantime I changed my hardware and reinstalled my system many times,
but the files were copied each time to a new volume, by disk cloning or by
simple
copying.

The question is... can I decrypt them? I believe I should remember the
username
and password which was used when I encrypted the files, but I did not export
any certificates.

I know about two commercial programs that recover such files, but I am
seeking
a free solution - the files are not worth it.

I found two free and simple solutions to my problem, basing of the fact that
w2000 local administrator is able to decrypt the files.
The solutions do not work, i get the "access denied" error or something
similar.

Is it possible to decrypt my files for free?

DoB.


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