Loss of private key?

[Guest]

I marked 3 folders with "Make tis folder private" on my data disk. I then had
to reinstall WinXP Pro on the system disk. I did a full new install (format
disk and full install). I use the same username as before. Now I have lost
access to the 3 folders I marked as "private".

Is there a way to recover these directories?

Thanks,
Fredrik

 

[Malke]

I marked 3 folders with "Make tis folder private" on my data disk. I
then had to reinstall WinXP Pro on the system disk. I did a full new
install (format disk and full install). I use the same username as
before. Now I have lost access to the 3 folders I marked as "private".

Is there a way to recover these directories?

Take ownership of the files:

Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

Malke

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Why do you think there is a problem with private keys?? Did you enable EFS
encryption on those folders? They would be displayed in green if you did and
the advanced attributes would show the folder as encrypted. If none of that
is the case then Ms. Malke's solution should suffice. --- Steve