Re: Encryption Certificates

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 09/05/03


Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 20:03:43 -0600


Peter;
Only IF the ORIGINAL profile can be restored (not recreated).

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"Peter Clark" <clark@hushmail.com> wrote in message
news:18c301c37341$a7a51bf0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
may help:
http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/
>-----Original Message-----
>You should have created a backup certificate before the
HDD crash.
>It is now not possible to make one nor gain access to that
encrypted folder.
>
>Best Practices for the Encrypting File System
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223316
>
>-- 
>Nicholas
>
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>"Neill M. Pinkney" <neillp@baysoft.co.nz> wrote in message:
> news:15b201c3732b$8e142a20$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>
>| I have had to re-install & re-register XP on a clients
>| machine as the HDD died.
>|
>| I fortunately can still access a couple of data folders
>| they require off the old HDD, however one folder has been
>| encrypted. Although it copied over to the new HDD OK I
>| cannot access it as it requires the encryption
>| certificate. Where does this file live so I can copy it
>| over onto the new machine, and gain access to the folder.
>.
>


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