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Fred Capobianco

Running Windows XP Pro I encrypted all of my picture
files to ensure that I would always have them. The
problem now is that my Windows XP crashed and I was able
to save my files from the secondary hard disk but now I
can not access them. This picture have a lot of memory
and value to me and I have no other copies. I used the
Windows XP encryption obtion and I've been trying for
weeks to figure out a way to brake it. I have managed to
get the Windows folder and some files but it looks like
their is a lot missing. IS their I way to get my files
accesible?

I'll try almost anything

Thanks
 
Before you encrypt anything important, you should back up your
personal encryption certificate (with its associated private key)
and the recovery agent certificate to a floppy disk and store it in
a secure location. If you ever lose your original certificate
(because of a hard disk failure, for example), you can restore
the backup copy and regain access to your files.

If you lose all copies of your certificate (and no recovery agent certificates exist),
you won't be able to use your encrypted files. No back door exists,
nor is there any practical way to hack these files.
(If there were, it wouldn't be very good encryption.)

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/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/cryptfs.mspx

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

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Running Windows XP Pro I encrypted all of my picture
| files to ensure that I would always have them. The
| problem now is that my Windows XP crashed and I was able
| to save my files from the secondary hard disk but now I
| can not access them. This picture have a lot of memory
| and value to me and I have no other copies. I used the
| Windows XP encryption obtion and I've been trying for
| weeks to figure out a way to brake it. I have managed to
| get the Windows folder and some files but it looks like
| their is a lot missing. IS their I way to get my files
| accesible?
|
| I'll try almost anything
|
| Thanks
 
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