Re: unencrypt my encrypted files

From: Malke (notreally_at_invalid.com)
Date: 07/24/05


Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 08:21:35 -0700

at51178 wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> I recently had to reinstall my windows 2000 advanced server, so what I
> had done was to move my files over to another pc. Some of the files
> were encrypted now when I go to open or copy the encrypted file on the
> second computer it is telling me I can not do it. Is there a way to
> unecrypt to those files, is there a software that might do it.
>
>
> Oh ya since I did reinstall my os I lost the certificate that came
> with the unique key.
>

Your files are probably unrecoverable. However, you can check here:

http://www.elcomsoft.com/aefsdr.html - Encrypted files retrieval
application

http://tinyurl.com/6l6xx - MS information about EFS (Encryption)
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/encrypt.htm - encryption info
http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/ - more encryption
info
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/private.htm - making stuff private

Malke

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