Folder Encyption

[Edward Chew]

Hi,

recently my C drive was crash and i need to reinstall the
windows XP in new harddrive. the problems is I has encypt
a folder fews months ago in drive D and now i can not
access into it. does anyone know how to recover the files?

pelase help..

thanks

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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 articles help 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/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prod
technol/winxppro/deploy/CryptFS.asp

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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Hi,
|
| recently my C drive was crash and i need to reinstall the
| windows XP in new harddrive. the problems is I has encypt
| a folder fews months ago in drive D and now i can not
| access into it. does anyone know how to recover the files?
|
| pelase help..
|
| thanks
|

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Edward;
Depending on your circumstances, the data is most likely gone forever:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/Encrypt.htm

 

[Edward Chew]

ok...
Can I delete the entire folder since it can not be
recovered and access into it?

I can't even delete, rename or copy to another location.

regards

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Edward;
You should be able to once you Take Ownership:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421