Re: NTFS encryption on second drive inaccesible

From: Patty MacDuffie (pattymacduffie@SENDSPAMHERE.attbi.com)
Date: 06/03/02 

From: "Patty MacDuffie" <pattymacduffie@SENDSPAMHERE.attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 14:12:12 -0700

I heartily concur, Bill. 

-- 
Patty MacDuffie
Windows XP MVP
"Bill Sanderson" <bill_NoSpamSanderson@msn.com> wrote in message news:#4lHjrcCCHA.1904@tkmsftngp04...
> 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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