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by **daletu** » Mon 19 May, 2003 1:19 pm

I recently just re-installed Windows XP, but I forgot to recover the encrypted files in another drive.
After re-installed Windows, the privilege has changed, so I can't recover those files any more.
Is there any way to recover those files?

Thank you very much!

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by **Fulvio** » Mon 19 May, 2003 2:29 pm

daletu wrote:I recently just re-installed Windows XP, but I forgot to recover the encrypted files in another drive.
After re-installed Windows, the privilege has changed, so I can't recover those files any more.
Is there any way to recover those files?

Thank you very much!

Basically, if your priviliges have changed, so have to find a way to log in as administrator. Below is a reference which says so, for Win2k

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/wi ... 1027018660

If you do a search asking for encrypted file Win XP, you will get more relevant stuff. That's another example of Win XP being a nuisance.

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by **Mandrake** » Mon 19 May, 2003 5:24 pm

Fulvio: It's called security.

An administrator account should be able to open those files, yes.

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by **daletu** » Mon 19 May, 2003 9:04 pm

I am sorry! It doesn't work...I tried...

I think its because the privilege was belong to the administrator of previous Windows XP (before I reinstalled)...
Now...after reinstalled XP...something inside changed...maybe some codes or something...it just doesn't work that way...

what should I do????

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by **Mandrake** » Mon 19 May, 2003 10:35 pm

Make sure the computer name is the same as before, and if the files are from a winnt/win2k domai, ya gotta have adminstative rights for the domain!

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by **Antony** » Mon 19 May, 2003 11:09 pm

Make sure you logged in with administrator privilege.
Open Windows Explorer ( Win + E ),
Select Drive or folder, then context click* it, select Properties.
Select Security tab.
You should see Group or user names on top.
Select you or Everyone.
Add permissions for yourself.

* context click is commonly known as right-click.

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by **daletu** » Mon 19 May, 2003 11:11 pm

yes. the computer name is the same as before...and the files were from winxp also...

i am thinking...to install Windows 98...and try to open those files...
since Windows 98 doesn't have the encrypted option...tell me if i am wrong...

any other ways??? i will do everything for saving those files...those files are important...any thoughts?

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by **Antony** » Mon 19 May, 2003 11:12 pm

are those files or folders?
tried my previous post yet?

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by **daletu** » Tue 20 May, 2003 12:03 am

yes! I tried...
it wouldn't let me add in any user...

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by **Antony** » Tue 20 May, 2003 12:29 am

I did not ask you to add new users.

What you should do, select you, such as 'Administrators', then allow yourself with full accesses.

Note: you should see a number of users such as...
Account Unknown (S-1-5-32-1292438093.....)
Administrators (.....\...)
CREATOR OWNER
Everyone
Guest (....\....)
SYSTEM

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by **daletu** » Tue 20 May, 2003 12:37 am

i don't see a security tab...i only see a sharing tab...
sorry! i have a Chinese version Windows XP...
direct translation from what i see was sharing...
and after getting into sharing...i don't see what you tell me...

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by **Antony** » Tue 20 May, 2003 10:49 pm

Okay, I guess you haven't enabled sharing/security.
Once you enabled it, you will see both Sharing tab and Security tab.

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by **daletu** » Wed 21 May, 2003 1:46 am

sorry...i am really a computer idiot...
how to enable sharing/security?
thank you!

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by **Antony** » Wed 21 May, 2003 2:46 am

It looks a bit complicated than this, if you encrypted the file (not the access control - security).
I will try to see if I can figure out how to a way of recovering user account.

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by **daletu** » Wed 21 May, 2003 5:52 pm

Thank you very much!

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