Re: unable to restore encrption applied backups

Did you use EFS encryption? If so, if you did not backup the encryption key, you will never be able to decrypt the data.
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Leonard Grey
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asif wrote:
I had backed up my data using backup feature of xp os with service pack3. Prior to backup i had put into th mode of encrption of datas. More over after backup, i had put the same option for th tape itself. Now after installing xp serice pack 2, iam unable to restore data. Th message is tht� you dont hav permission to access the files. It can be accessed to only the person named aaa09, that was there before formating. After reinstalling, ihave made my administer name as ritz 2009

Help me soon


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