Re: Cannot access EFS folders after re-install..help please!

From: Carsten Kinder [MSFT] (ckinder@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/22/02 

From: "Carsten Kinder [MSFT]" <ckinder@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 14:13:48 +0100

your private key and the certificate is part of your user profile. If you
have a backup, you need to restore your previous user profile.

C-:
"Gary" <YeOldeBitBucket@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns92EBD74F03FBambassadorkosh@68.6.19.6...
> "Bill" <burntzun@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:1040508533.86881.0@damia.uk.clara.net:
>
> > Hi to all..
> >
> > I'm fearing the worst here. I had to re-install Win XP Pro after some
> > problems. Anyway..everything went fine. However..now I cannot access
> > a couple of folders that I used EFS on. As an Administrator either..I
> > just get the 'Access denied' box come up. I think I've learned the
> > hard way..but is there ANY way that I can get to these folders/files
> > now or is it too late and have I lost everything in these folders?
> > :-( Thanks in advance...
> >
> > Seasons greetings.. :-)
> >
> > Bill
> > UK
> >
> >
> >
>
> If you didn't backup the encryption key and certificate before
> reinstalling then the files are gone forever. EFS is VERY good at what
> it does and there are no back doors (would defeat the purpose of
> encryption if there were).

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