EFS

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Andre van der lans

I had to re-install Windows xp PRO and was confronted with encrypted files
which I was unable to read.
The files were encrypted using Encrypting File System (EFS) in Windows XP
before the virus attack and re-installation of the platform.
Has anyone a suggestion as how to remove the encryption?
 
I had to re-install Windows xp PRO and was confronted with encrypted files
which I was unable to read.
The files were encrypted using Encrypting File System (EFS) in Windows XP
before the virus attack and re-installation of the platform.
Has anyone a suggestion as how to remove the encryption?
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Did you back up your EFS encryption keys before reinstalling? If not, do
you still have the original Documents and Settings folder for your user
account.
If you have this folder, there are 3rd party software options that could
be used to recover your files. Search the newsgroup, there are several
threads on your issue. You must know your previous password as well.

If not, there is no way to recover the files

Brian
 
Andre said:
I had to re-install Windows xp PRO and was confronted with encrypted files
which I was unable to read.
The files were encrypted using Encrypting File System (EFS) in Windows XP
before the virus attack and re-installation of the platform.
Has anyone a suggestion as how to remove the encryption?
Click to expand...

This package MAY be able to unencrypt your files:-
http://www.elcomsoft.com/aefsdr.html
 
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