Check out this technet article. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodt echnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/entserver/encrypt_to_recover_agent.asp
Nick -----Original Message----- From: Koh Keng Leng [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 9:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: encrypted files to ntfs ermm..by the EFS recovery agent? think u can use default administrator on any pc to recover....provided u didn't change the default administrator on your PC....tats for w2k though...i would suppose it works for xp...anyone let me know if i am wrong...thanks >>> stephen at unix dot za dot net <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/25/03 >>> 07:12PM >>> there is a way, it was covered in my MSCE course, havent had to do it in 2 years, so for the life of me cant remember exactly how.. it involves taking ownership of files and then decrypting, sorry i cant think off hand exactly how :/ i'll skim thru my msce book over the w/e On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Gerard Vignes wrote: > Been There Done That > > My Net Admin told me "You should have backed up the key. Without > that, there is nothing you can do". > > I was able to recover (some stuff) from older, nonencrypted backups. > > > >From: "sherban carlogea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: encrypted files to ntfs > >Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 18:07:53 +0300 > > > >i have done a big mistake ...i have encrypted in windows xp some > >personal files ....and i was haing some troubles with window, and > >reinstall it > > > >now, the big problem .. is their any way to recover my crypted file ? > > > >mebus > > > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >----- > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
