There MUST be a way to decrypt files

[Tonyyy]

It sounds like these are protected with the Windows EFS. Is that the case?
If so, we do not have a solution for this. If these are something else,
please let us know.

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[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If you failed to make 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

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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| It sounds like these are protected with the Windows EFS. Is that the case?
| If so, we do not have a solution for this. If these are something else,
| please let us know.
|
| Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for contacting
| Password Crackers, Inc.

 

[Richard Urban]

If you did not do contingency planning, your files are inaccessible -
forever.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Vanguard]

It sounds like these are protected with the Windows EFS. Is that the
case?
If so, we do not have a solution for this. If these are something else,
please let us know.

Already addressed in your other thread. Asking again won't get you any
different results. Your files are lost because you didn't export your EFS
certificate. EFS encrypted files are NOT password protected files.