Unable to restore backup files

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Ditchboy

This is follow up with my previous postings!!!!

I turned "encrypt to secure data" on on couple of
personal folders on my laptop. Great, I backup my folders
to another PC with win/XP's systems tools to second PC on
LAN.

After rebuilding my PC with same OS, same signon userid
and pwd. I restored all folders back to my laptop

Problem: I could not open those files anymore. Jpeg pic -
got black screen.. Word doc - "user does not has access
previlege..."

I played with changing ownership.. At folder level, they
will let you unchecked the encrypt box, but NOT at the
file level.

I created a new file after rebuilt, turned on Encrypt to
comapred with the before rebuild file.

Steps to do that are:
1. Left click a file and click Properties
2. Click Advance
3. Click detail(make sure it is an encrypted file, if
not, turn one on and Apply to try it out)


I compared the username of the file created before
rebuilt and after rebuilt:
BEFORE:

John Doe(John Doe@415Laptop)

After:
John Doe(John Doe@GatewayF1FBC28..)

My question is: where can I change GatewayF1FBC... to
match 415Laptop???

When I setup my home network, I used 415Laptop during
rebuilt.

Also I checked Computername, it is also 415Laptop. I do
not know where GatewayF1Fbc,,, come from??

Expert, help!!!
 
I compared the username of the file created before
rebuilt and after rebuilt:
BEFORE:

John Doe(John Doe@415Laptop)

After:
John Doe(John Doe@GatewayF1FBC28..)

My question is: where can I change GatewayF1FBC... to
match 415Laptop???

When I setup my home network, I used 415Laptop during
rebuilt.

Also I checked Computername, it is also 415Laptop. I do
not know where GatewayF1Fbc,,, come from??

Expert, help!!!
Click to expand...

delete the entry at -- "My Computer" right click , properties / Computer
Name /Computer description
Full Computer Name should read "415Laptop"
Then look in network properties and yor computer should read only
"415Laptop"

HTH
 
Ditchboy said:
This is follow up with my previous postings!!!!

I turned "encrypt to secure data" on on couple of
personal folders on my laptop. Great, I backup my folders
to another PC with win/XP's systems tools to second PC on
LAN.

After rebuilding my PC with same OS, same signon userid
and pwd. I restored all folders back to my laptop

Problem: I could not open those files anymore. Jpeg pic -
got black screen.. Word doc - "user does not has access
previlege..."

I played with changing ownership.. At folder level, they
will let you unchecked the encrypt box, but NOT at the
file level.

I created a new file after rebuilt, turned on Encrypt to
comapred with the before rebuild file.

Steps to do that are:
1. Left click a file and click Properties
2. Click Advance
3. Click detail(make sure it is an encrypted file, if
not, turn one on and Apply to try it out)


I compared the username of the file created before
rebuilt and after rebuilt:
BEFORE:

John Doe(John Doe@415Laptop)

After:
John Doe(John Doe@GatewayF1FBC28..)

My question is: where can I change GatewayF1FBC... to
match 415Laptop???

When I setup my home network, I used 415Laptop during
rebuilt.

Also I checked Computername, it is also 415Laptop. I do
not know where GatewayF1Fbc,,, come from??

Expert, help!!!
Click to expand...


If the your encryption certificates and keys were not backed up
before the user deletion/creation caused by the reinstallation, and
the workstation isn't part of a domain, I'm afraid that those files
are gone, for all practical purposes. Encryption works well and
there is no "back door" or hack to access the files. (Wouldn't be much
point to EFS if it were vulnerable.)

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Yddap said:
delete the entry at -- "My Computer" right click , properties / Computer
Name /Computer description
Full Computer Name should read "415Laptop"
Then look in network properties and yor computer should read only
"415Laptop"

HTH
Click to expand...

No this won't make any difference. The issue is whether the encryption
certificate and recovery agent were backup up along with the encrypted
files. If not there is no way to recover them.
 
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