Re: Unable to access encrypted files after reinstallation

From: tslugmo (cyber_reaper@hotmail.com)
Date: 01/31/03 

From: "tslugmo" <cyber_reaper@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:46:21 -0800

I figured as much, but I was hoping that there was some
way for me to access the OS on the old partition. It's
still fully installed, I just can't boot into it. I can
only access the Windows directory using the recovery
console. Any ideas?

Thanks,
tslugmo

>-----Original Message-----
>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/administr
ation/recovery/default.asp
>(58 pages)
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;223316
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
etup.asp
>Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
>"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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