File Encryption Problem

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>I just recently had a computer crash (Win2000 Pro) and I had to re-install
> windows. I had some files that were encrypted

If you did not export the encryption certificate before the crash, you are
out of luck.

See "why you must backup your certificates" in the article below:
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] 0121120120


hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE


"Filippone, Paul" <pjf222@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:wSbEe.4218$dM3.4157@trnddc04...
>I just recently had a computer crash (Win2000 Pro) and I had to re-install
> windows. I had some files that were encrypted and saved to the second hard
> drive on the computer. Now these files are inaccessible. I cant remove the
> encryption attribute, I keep getting errors. Is there a way to access
> these
> files or am I screwed?
>
>
> Thanks!
> Paul
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

"" wrote:
> I just recently had a computer crash (Win2000 Pro) and I had
> to re-install
> windows. I had some files that were encrypted and saved to the
> second hard
> drive on the computer. Now these files are inaccessible. I
> cant remove the
> encryption attribute, I keep getting errors. Is there a way to
> access these
> files or am I screwed?
>
>
> Thanks!
> Paul

try: http://www.elcomsoft.com/aefsdr.html

you need to know the username and the password of the user who
encrypted the files

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