Re: Cannot open encrypted files

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 07/04/03 

Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 11:29:57 -0600

Paul;
Not unless it is specifically designated as a Recovery Agent.
It is not done by default in Windows XP. 

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"Paul" <Paul9408@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:02b101c34206$3ba60980$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Jupiter,
> I thought i didn't confuse them.
> Isn't Administrator the default account for decrypting?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Paul;
> >Not when it comes to encrypted files.
> >Do not confuse encryption with permissions.
> >
> >-- 
> >Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
> >An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/se
> tup.asp
> >Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
> >
> >
> >"paulh" <paul9408@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:040401c3408b$4754afb0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> tried to log in with administrator account? That should
> be
> >> the default account that is able to de-crypt everything
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >I have encrypted couple of important folders, later
> when
> >> >experimenting with network changed my computer name a
> >> >couple of times. Now I cannot open files in these
> >> folders.
> >> >
> >> >WinXP was not re-installed, so may be I have some
> >> >"permission files" somewhere on my computer, but cannot
> >> >find it?
> >> >
> >> >Thanx for any answer,
> >> >Dainius
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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