Data Encryption

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Graham

I have Windows XP Home Edition, i set myself a user
account with a password. A few days ago i booted up my
computer and it was about to load the "welcome" screen and
the an error box popped up with "Delayed Write Failed" as
the header and it says the data is lost. (lots of these
keep popping up)

I click ok to these boxes and eventually the windows logon
page is displayed, i enter my password and it verifies and
starts to log me on but then the errors come up again and
then windows goes to the "blue screen"

I need my data stored in my documents so i took the drive
out and put it in another computer. All the data is still
present on the drive and i did a virus scan on it which it
passed. I then wanted to copy my document to the hard
drive of the computer i booted up on. I went
into "documents and settings" and located my folder but
when i hover the mouse over the folder it says the folder
is empty. If i double click the folder i get the "Access
Denied" error message! I then tried to copy the folder to
the hard drive and i got the same message again! Please
help me as i REALLY need that data as i haven't got it
back-up!
 
Unless you have set the encryption on the old pc, all you need to do in to set the securities reset on the My Documents folder of the old HD. Just right click on the folder and add the admin account with which you have logged on to the pc to the list and assign full control

hope this hel
Bina
 
Your subject line says "Data Encryption", but you say your using XP Home

"The Encrypting File System (EFS), found in Windows XP Professional but not Windows XP Home Edition, ...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.as

If you used EFS to encrypt your folders/files, but didn't make a backup of your private key to open them, then I fear you have lost your files

"Best Practices for the Encrypting File System

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;22331

an

"5-Minute Security Advisor - Recovering Encrypted Data Using EFS

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/5min/5min-401.msp

----- Graham wrote: ----

I have Windows XP Home Edition, i set myself a user
account with a password. A few days ago i booted up my
computer and it was about to load the "welcome" screen and
the an error box popped up with "Delayed Write Failed" as
the header and it says the data is lost. (lots of these
keep popping up

I click ok to these boxes and eventually the windows logon
page is displayed, i enter my password and it verifies and
starts to log me on but then the errors come up again and
then windows goes to the "blue screen

I need my data stored in my documents so i took the drive
out and put it in another computer. All the data is still
present on the drive and i did a virus scan on it which it
passed. I then wanted to copy my document to the hard
drive of the computer i booted up on. I went
into "documents and settings" and located my folder but
when i hover the mouse over the folder it says the folder
is empty. If i double click the folder i get the "Access
Denied" error message! I then tried to copy the folder to
the hard drive and i got the same message again! Please
help me as i REALLY need that data as i haven't got it
back-up
 
You only need to take ownership of the area(s) this
is(are) inaccessible while the drive is attached to the
other system. However, doing this to profiles will
often render them useless as profiles once the drive
is again used as a bootable system. This may not be
an issue as you are likely planning on a lowlevel format
and reinstall to see if it cures the delayed write issues.
 
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