Re: XP Encrypted files..locked out

Tony wrote:
Ok, I have been unsuccessfull in researching the Interent for this.
Non-Domain Windows Media Center 2005 (a VERY bad OS btw)
crashed...for the last time. It was sitting on a SATA Drive. That
Drive is now 2nd and a new SATA Drive holding Windows XP
Professional SP2 is in place. I can access the old Drive with no
problems. I see an Encrypted folder, but I cannot access it, copy
it, or see the details of the certificate, ie who encrypted it,
thumbprint etc...

What do you do in this situation? The original user's is a user on a
non-bootable OS?!
There is no recovery agent! not by default in a non-domain scenario.
thanks for any help.


Were the files actually ENCRYPTED - or are you just getting 'access denied'?
Big difference.

If just getting 'access denied' --> you just take ownership of the
files/folders and you are fine.

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following steps.
There is important information there dependent on the version of Windows XP
you have.

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MS-MVP
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