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akiwi
Hi
I have created a backup of my hard drive using XP backup onto an
external hard drive in a folder that has encryption enabled.
I couldn't follow the info in windows help or on MS website about how
to create a recovery agent - it said "be prepared to supply a user
with a certificate" but gave no information on how to create such a
thing.
From reading past messages on this newsgroup it seems that all you
need to do is use Internet explorer / internet options/ content/
certificates/ personal -> export personal certificate and include the
private key in the .pfx file. Then copy the pfx file to CDROM or
floppy disk.
Is this the correct thing to do?
Can I import this pfx file onto another XP machine without destroying
the existing "personal EFS certificate/key" on that machine?
Thanks for any help.
Graeme
I have created a backup of my hard drive using XP backup onto an
external hard drive in a folder that has encryption enabled.
I couldn't follow the info in windows help or on MS website about how
to create a recovery agent - it said "be prepared to supply a user
with a certificate" but gave no information on how to create such a
thing.
From reading past messages on this newsgroup it seems that all you
need to do is use Internet explorer / internet options/ content/
certificates/ personal -> export personal certificate and include the
private key in the .pfx file. Then copy the pfx file to CDROM or
floppy disk.
Is this the correct thing to do?
Can I import this pfx file onto another XP machine without destroying
the existing "personal EFS certificate/key" on that machine?
Thanks for any help.
Graeme