Re: Windows crashed, EFS-Files lost???

Windows XP SP2 crashed, EFS-Data schrieb:

> I upgradet my system with new RAM, wanted to start Windows XP SP2 and it
> crashed. Now it's unable for me to start my old system, so i installed a
> second one, to recover my files.
>
> Now, i cannot access my efs-encrypted files, ok, this is, how it should
> work, and i am glad, THAT it works (otherwise efs would be senseless).

Next time, you should export the EFS private key before the crash. That
makes the EFS recovery procedure much easier...

> But i will access my old data, my complete old system is on my hdd (so the
> keys should be too), i know all passwords,

Ok, that is a good start. There are some commercial EFS-recovery tools
which are capable of extract the private key from your old userprofile.
For example:
"Advanced EFS Data Recovery" http://www.elcomsoft.com/aefsdr.html

Or you can try to do it manually:
http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/index.php

Jan
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