Cant access encrypted folders

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Hello!

I have Windows XP Pro in my laptop and I have an administrator profile on it.

I have encrypted and made folders private. Windows prompted for changing of
password and so I did, now as a result of this I am not able to access those
folders as the "access is denied". I am not able to change back the same
password as the system has the rules for preventing of that too.

What to do with this? Thanks in advance for answers!
 
Sorry for mistake here, I meant I am able to access the folders but as the
files are encrypted also I am not able to open the files.

-JayP-
 
JayP said:
Hello!

I have Windows XP Pro in my laptop and I have an administrator profile on
it.

I have encrypted and made folders private. Windows prompted for changing
of
password and so I did, now as a result of this I am not able to access
those
folders as the "access is denied". I am not able to change back the same
password as the system has the rules for preventing of that too.

What to do with this? Thanks in advance for answers!
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I believe you will have to find a way to change the password back to what it
was when you encrypted the files.

The Encrypting File System
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/cryptographyetc/efs.mspx

Best practices for the Encrypting File System
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223316/en-us

How to back up the recovery agent Encrypting File System (EFS) private key
in Windows Server 2003, in Windows 2000, and in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241201
 
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