Urgent: How to remove encryption

From: The Saint (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/19/03 

Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 07:44:19 -0800

Hi,
I am stuck with a weird scenario.
I had to reinstall my Windows XP on the C drive.
I have two other drives D and E, both of which are NTFS
formatted. I had a folder in the E drive which had
encrypted files.
 Now after reinstalling Windows XP, I am not able to
access the files. I have created the user with the same
name and rights.
I have some important data in the files and can't afford
to delete the same. Is there any way by which I could
retrieve the data? Is it possible to remove the
encryption? If yes, please let me know how?
Please help me at the earliest.

.

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