Re: Cannot decrypt files on XP
- From: "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:17:43 -0600
First make sure you are importing via a .pfx file that would be password
protected to protect the private key. If you are doing that then if you have
"reset" your password then you will not be able to access the EFS files
unless you change your password back to what it was. You reset a password
while logged on as an administrator which you can do to any user account in
local users and groups, etc. Only the user can "change" their password via
Control - Alternate - Delete . --- Steve
<dgmartin@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1137399927.627622.145420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I've got a strange problem. I've got a few folders on my XP Pro (SP2)
> laptop. I exported the certificate to three different USB flash drives.
> When I need to travel or otherwise expose my laptop to theft, I delete
> the key from the laptop, then later import the certificate to access
> the encrypted files.
>
> I've done this about ten times or so with no problems. However, the
> last time I tried this, the import went fine, but I still can't access
> the files. I tried importing from the other USB drives, but the same
> result. The import succeeds, but the files are inaccessible.
>
> Any ideas on what could be wrong? Nothing has changed on the laptop.
>
.
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