EFS data recovery - handholding needed

From: martin (martin_26@optusnet.com.au)
Date: 10/03/02 

From: "martin" <martin_26@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 00:59:10 -0700

Hi Rick

The following Technet article "Q308421" explains procedure
in taking ownership of files in winxp

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;Q308421

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Paul
>Sadly this is not a solution, as I am having the same
>problem in that I have a local (not domain connected)
>computer, with a local administrative account which I
have
>renamed for security reasons, but it is still the inbuilt
>admin account.
>I have also encrypted files, and without prior
prepardness
>(like exporting certificates and delegating the
>administrator as a recovery agent perhaps) have been
>denied access to my files, which is perplexing because
the
>local admin is supposed to have access to encrypted files
>with the use of a default certificate. The thing is
>though, I have looked closely at my certificate and
>discovered that my certificate has the ability to
encrypt,
>but not decrypt.
>I have tried to convert the partition to fat32 so as to
>remove the attributes, but to no avail. I have spent
hours
>within group policy trying to mess around with the
>certificates, but that is getting me no-where! I had a
>small breakthrough with file and folder ownership, in
>which I could finally access folders that I couldn't
>before. Don't ask me how to do that again though, as I
>couldn't remember to save my life. I guess the only good
>thing that has come out of this for me is the lesson
>learnt. Keep in touch if you discover anything else.
>r
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi
>>I'm still stuck on how to recover encrypted files. I
have
>created an
>>encrypted folder under my a/c that has admin rights.
>Under the same a/c I've
>>exported the CER & PFX files to a floppy
using "cipher /R
>filename" (thanks
>>JJ).
>>
>>I've booted to another instance of XP as Administrator &
>imported the PFX
>>file successfully into the Personal store where it shows
>up as an EFS cert.
>>I then tried to decrypt the folder but was told that I
>didn't have
>>permission to do so. The folder itself decrypted but not
>the contents! I
>>then tried to run the DRA & imported the CER file (which
>is probably wrong
>>as its for my a/c on the original instance of XP) & that
>didn't help. I'm
>>stuck. Further help please!
>>TIA
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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