Re: Denied access to my encrypted files. HELP!

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 11/02/02 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 07:18:35 -0700

I meant to use a backup with system state taken of the old
system in order to recreate the old system. Any old full
backup with system state will do, provided that the files
are there and you remember the password at time of backup
of the account which encrypted the files

If there were some easy backdoor, EFS would become
trivial, and for most real purposes useless. 

--
Roger Abell
MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA,  MCSE both
Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Aron Lasky" <aart@aartdesigns.com> wrote in message
news:496901c2822e$0bf7a240$3aef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> How the heck does one 'restore' the old 'build'?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Using the same computer name, user name, and passwords
> >does nothing.  These are just person friendly display
> strings.
> >The real identities are unique, and different from those
> for
> >the prior computer and user objects by the same name.
> >
> >To get access to EFS encrypted files you will need to
> either
> >load the exported and saved EFS key from the old build,
> or,
> >restore the old build so that you may log in to it.
> >There are no other options, except paying through the
> nose
> >to a company that will only guarantee that they will try.
> >
> >--
> >Roger Abell
> >MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA,  MCSE both
> >Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >
> >"Aron Lasky" <aart@aartdesigns.com> wrote in message
> >news:136301c28226$4e5ef7d0$39ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA08...
> >> I recently had my computer go down. I had encrypted
> files
> >> and folders. When I set up the new computer, I
> installed
> >> the old hard drives with the data, I gave the computer
> >> the same computer name and I log in with the same user
> >> name and password as before, however I am denied access
> >> to these files!
> >> What can be done here?! PLEASE HELP!!!
> >>
> >> A. Lasky
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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