The unhappy end to the saga. This from a query to ElcomSoft: Dear Mr. Page,
Thank you for contacting ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. technical support! Unfortunately, it seems that your files have been lost forever, sorry. EFS encryption is based on private keys that are stored in user's profile, typically: c:\documents and settings\<user>\application data\microsoft\crypto c:\documents and settings\<user>\application data\microsoft\protect Without them, the files cannot be decrypted even theoretically. My apologies again for not being able to resolve your query. >http://www.elcomsoft.com/aefsdr.html might be able to help. >On 2/25/08 9:47 AM, "Greg Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I did find a backup file from just before the crash but I'm not sure what's >> in >> it. Hopefully one or both files will be there. >> >> From everything I've been able to find, you need at least one of them to >> decrypt. With neither, the chances are zero. Poor planning on my part. >> ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ----- Salvador Manzo [ 620 W. 35th St - Los Angeles, CA 90089 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Auxiliary Services IT, Datacenter University of Southern California 818-612-5112 The injury which may possibly be done by defeating a few good laws, will be amply compensated by the advantage of preventing a number of bad ones. -- Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 73 on the veto power ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
