Re: WIN 2000 PRO Encrypted File Migration

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 03/01/03 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 05:16:53 -0700

You have posted to a Windows XP newsgroup and the
EFS capability of the NTFS filesystem saw changes in
how its required "secrets" are stored as part of the design
changes from W2k to XP.
>From what you have said that you have, if the machine
was not in a domain, then I would not offer you much
hope in recovering the encrypted files. 

-- 
Roger Abell
MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA,  MCSE both
Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Phil Kline" <grouper@kline.to> wrote in message news:uDHaSF#3CHA.1852@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I have a problem with a WIN 2000 PRO migration.  I unexpectedly did the
> migration as my WIN 2000 PRO locked up.  Somehow I wound up with the dual
> boot configuration.  MS helped me resolve some minor issues which weren't
> addressed with the WIN XP PRO file and settings migration.  MS said I could
> delete the WINNT directory so I did after a couple of days as everything
> seemed to work OK under the new OS.  I also cleaned  out the Recycle Bin.
> 
> Later I tried to access some files that were encrypted under WIN 2000 PRO.
> Needless to say I couldn't open them.  MS and I worked for 6 hours but
> couldn't do it.  My mentor ran a recovery program on the hard drive and was
> able to
> obtain the complete security folder (I hope) from the WINNT directory.
> 
> Where do I go next to recover access to these files?
> 
> I can copy the WIN 2000 PRO encrypted files and the security directory and
> take it to work where there is a WIN 2000 PRO network and try to recover
> control over the files under the administrator's profile and reset the
> encryption.
> 
> Can I unencrypt them under WIN XP PRO by using some of the security settings
> from the recovered WIN 2000 PRO security directory?  How?  Crteate a dummy
> profile strictly for this purpose?
> 
> Appreciate any help or direction anyone can give me.
> 
>

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