Re: how to shut off encryption

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 02/23/04


Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:00:59 -0800

im looking for something a little bit more... how do i
put it.... FREE. thanks. i tried the evaluation copy of
that program and it only decrypts the first 512kb's or
something.

>-----Original Message-----
>polina sorkin wrote:
>
>> i have an hp laptop. recently, it died. i took my
>> harddrive out, and attached it to my another
computer. i
>> recovered a majority of my files. the only problem is,
>> before my hp died, i encrypted my "my documents"
>> directory. now whenever i try to access it, it gives
me
>> an "access denied" error. is there anyway i can
recover
>> the data in that directory? i know the encryption
works
>> off of certain keys. i have the whole harddrive, so if
>> the keys are on it, i have access to them. please help
>> me. email me at psorkin@eden.rutgers.edu
>
>Hi
>
>As you have access to the user profile folders for the
user that
>encrypted the files and if you remember the password for
the user
>that encrypted the data, you might be able to save the
files.
>
>Take a look at this site for more details:
>
>http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/
>
>
>
>--
>torgeir
>Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version
of the 1328 page
>Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
>
>
>.
>



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