Re: encryption

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 10/08/04 

Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 21:09:36 -0600

You are doing it backwards.
You need to have a Recovery Agent designated BEFORE.
You should also export the necessary keys BEFORE formatting.
If you did not do that, your data is most likely gone for good.
See this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/encrypt.htm 

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Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"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

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