Encrypted harddrive

[Ken N]

Hi,

My old desktop with Windows XP Pro fried, but the hard
drive was saved. How can I retrieve my old personal files
from the hard drive, when the drive was encrypted in XP
Pro? When I plug the hard drive in to another computer,
and try to open my profile/user, it says access denied...

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

-Ken-

 

[Nicholas]

HOW TO: Remove File Encryption in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308993

Without a backup of the original Encryption Certificate Key, encrypted files
are unrecoverable as they will stay encrypted forever. There is no recovery
method since the encryption algorithm is now completely different with a reinstall
of Windows XP.

See if the following article helps in any way:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

Best Practices for the Encrypting File System
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223316

Encrypting File System in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...chnet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/CryptFS.asp

EFS Files Appear Corrupted When You Open Them
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329741

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Nicholas

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| Hi,
|
| My old desktop with Windows XP Pro fried, but the hard
| drive was saved. How can I retrieve my old personal files
| from the hard drive, when the drive was encrypted in XP
| Pro? When I plug the hard drive in to another computer,
| and try to open my profile/user, it says access denied...
|
| Any help would be greatly appreciated!
|
| -Ken-