Re: NTFS encryption on second drive inaccesible

From: Bill Sanderson (bill_NoSpamSanderson@msn.com)
Date: 06/02/02 

From: "Bill Sanderson" <bill_NoSpamSanderson@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 20:18:04 -0400

What I would like to see is some warning wording in any publicity articles
about the feature, for example:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/security/encryptdata.asp

To my mind, such an article must contain a warning up front, and a link
somewhere in the body to a clearly delineated procedure for saving the
certificate and private key. I realize that this process is quite different
in a domain than on a standalone XP Pro workstation, but it's the folks with
the standalone XP Pro workstations who really need the help.

Speaking of which--does anyone have such a link?--this would surely be
useful, and I find the process rather difficult to find in Help and Support,
let alone give a reference to in a newsgroup message.

"Roger Abell" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> wrote in message
news:OSxE9yTCCHA.2464@tkmsftngp05...
> The most recent I have heard is that the changes suggested to
> effect an unavoidable "caution notice" to first users all have
> difficulties in implementing them now, after the fact, without
> causing conflict in other areas.
>
> So, folks should read the info that has been made available
> in the MS XP website on using EFS in XP.
>
> --
> Roger Abell
> MVP (Windows Platform) Associate Expert
> The Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "Patty MacDuffie" <pattymacduffie@SENDSPAMHERE.attbi.com> wrote in message
> news:OysQiDSCCHA.1436@tkmsftngp04...
> It has been suggested to them by several MVPs numerous times, and is being
> looked into. I don't know if they'll be able to get a fix into XP or not
> though. It will certainly be in the next OS.
> --
> Patty MacDuffie
> Windows XP MVP
>
> "Rod" <fake@fake.com> wrote in message
news:e0IXsHLCCHA.1064@tkmsftngp04...
> > This problem seems to come up often, maybe Microsoft should include more
> > warnings before attempting EFS.
> >
> > "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> wrote in message
> > news:O#UQ6NKCCHA.2072@tkmsftngp02...
> > > Load the previously saved cert/key, or restore the old system
> > > from backup and log in with the account and password as it
> > > existed at time of backup - or - say good bye to the files.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Roger Abell
> > > MVP (Windows Platform) Associate Expert
> > > The Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > >
> > > "Rod" <fake@fake.com> wrote in message
> > news:uKkEcPFCCHA.1692@tkmsftngp05...
> > > > There is no way of decrypting the data unless you backed up the key.
> > > >
> > > > "Chris" <avatexjoel@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:8cfa01c20840$26b48890$a5e62ecf@tkmsftngxa07...
> > > > > I moved my "MYDOCUMENTS" folder to another hard drive to
> > > > > protect my data. It worked however when my system drive
> > > > > crashed and I had to install XP prof on another drive I
> > > > > can nolonger access mydocuments. I encryted them and the
> > > > > apparently the encryption keys are lost. Does anyone know
> > > > > of anyway to recover this data? I know the original
> > > > > passwords for the administrator, but I cannot find the
> > > > > backup of the encryption keys. Any advice would be
> > > > > appreciated.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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