Re: encryption

From: Colin Nash [MVP] (x_at_x)
Date: 10/08/04


Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 20:42:36 -0400


"muhammd bilal" <bilal733@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:255201c4acc9$3b4220d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> hello guys,
> i am really surprised with what windowsxp and windows
> 2000 doing with me, i ahve encrypted my some important
> images with XP encrypt this folder and sub folders
> option, after that i got windows croupt some other time
> and i reinstall it, then i try to decryot it but access
> dneied messge, i make a recovery agent certificate with
> cipher command and put in trusted certificates folder,
> now recovery agent is administrator, but nothing happend,
> same messge same problem, when i click advanced there i
> can add the administrator but there is the other user
> name is added and add option is dimmed (folder
> properties...advanced...encrypt/compress
> option...advance ) then i install windows 2000 as there
> is default recovery agent (administrator) but even there
> same problem, i cant decrypt my files as only folder
> decrypted (folder decrypted new files added to folder
> will not encrypt) please solve my problem, tell me the
> way step by step way that i can access my files thank you
> bilal733@yahoo.com

You are trying to create your recovery agents AFTER the files were
encrypted? That won't work... that wouldn't be very secure at all (it would
defeat the purpose of encryption if someone could just load it into another
computer and create a new recovery agent.

If you didn't back up your certificates, and you have trashed the original
Windows installation + the files that go with it, then your encrypted files
cannot be accessed. Sorry.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223316

-- 
Colin Nash
Microsoft MVP
Windows Client 


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