Re: Doesn't Micrososoft have anything better?

From: Pat Hoffer [MSFT] (pathoff_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/19/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 12:15:03 -0800

Now that you can access your files again, it would be a good time to back up
your EFS certificate/key. If you have WXP with SP2 installed, run "cipher
/x" at a command line to create a .pfx file. Store that file on a floppy in
a safe place. If you ever need to recover files, just run or double-click
that .pfx file. It will automatically import your certificate/key to your
Personal Certificates store.

Thanks.
Pat

"NewComrMSNETFam" wrote:

> I works, putting back from the admin account with same account type and
> password made the encrypted files available.
>
> Since special, since that means that no key where actually recomputed
> and-or building those keys doesn't invole a random activity.
>
> That's a special one!
>
> Thanks anyway.
>
> Chears!
>
>
>
> "NewComrMSNETFam" wrote:
>
> > I have found the cause, now how do I solve that!
> >
> > Here it is: Using the admin account I have change the password of my non
> > admin account. Now, knowing my old password can I revert by simply changing
> > it back to orignal value? The user-id and machine id ... hasen't changed.
> >
> > How about that?
> >
> >
> > "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > > M. Jennings wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm wanting to understand the same issues. Many, many people lose their
> > > > encrypted files, partly because Microsoft's explanation is so poor.
> > > >
> > > > The web site you referenced is very poorly written and formatted.
> > > > Doesn't Micrososoft have anything better?
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > From http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/
> > >
> > > "02. microsoft have a recovery program (reccerts.exe) only
> > > available via payed support"
> > >
> > > reccerts.exe will do approximately the same job as the manual
> > > procedure described at that web page.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > 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/default.mspx
> > >