Re: Unable to access encrypted files after reinstallation

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 01/31/03 

From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:54:37 -0700

If you did not back-up the encryption key or the Recovery Agent and
are not on a domain, the files are as good as gone.
Recreating profiles and passwords is irrelevant.
EFS is very good at what it does and there is no back door.
Read and understand these links before using EFS:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administration/recovery/default.asp
(58 pages)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;223316 

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"tslugmo" <cyber_reaper@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:015901c2c908$441e8f50$cef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA08...
> So here's the deal, I had a dual-boot system, Win 98 and
> XP, then I migrated to a new computer and reinstalled the
> XP partition, forgetting that I needed to do the 98
> partition first for the boot records to work.  Then
> today, again not remembering this, I re-installed the 98
> partition, effectively disabling both OS's.  So my only
> option was to install XP over the backed up 98 partition
> in order to try to access the non-backed up XP partition
> using NTFS.  However, the most important stuff was
> encrypted on my previous XP partition.  And now, even
> though I know the username and password, I can't access
> the encrypted files.  What are my options for data
> recovery in this case, seeing as how there are obviously
> no DRA's specified on my new partition from before the
> formatting occured?  Please tell me there's some way for
> me to access this data if I know the username and
> password!
>
> TIA,
> tslugmo

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