Re: Encryption/Decrypt failed same user id

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 01/26/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:44:28 -0700

Unless you have a full back-up of the profile, the data is as good as
gone.
There was a warning about resetting the password, apparently you
missed it.

See this link, there is some "Must Know" information before using EFS:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/Encrypt.htm 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Con" <remove!conh@melbournehosting.com> wrote in message
news:Oe0LOm64DHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I recently reset my user password via my administrator login ( As I
forgot
> my user id XP Pro), I am now unable to decrypt any of my encrypted
files
> even though I am using the same user id.
>
> I own all the required files and have reset the permissions to FULL
for my
> user id, what else do I need to do ?

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