Vietfobster Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 ok i seriously need to give this a rest! i know my files are doomed but...i searched around for editing certificates and i came across the "certificate services" in windows server 2003. will that let me edit certificates? maybe if i do that, i can create a certificate with the correct thumbnail #. but wut about private and public keys. bleh i guess i dont know wut im saying. oh well, its just a crazy thought lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 WAIT DONT WORRY ole uncle Thumper is here to help u with ya little EFS problem I have a clients PC which has had a new copy of Windows XP Pro installed over the top of an existing install whiched killed all the EFS keys because they didn't do a Windows repair, they did a new install .... very bad maynover if you don't have a backup of your keys Well time to get to business with my workaround for EFS...Method:1. I attached a small HDD (6.4GB) that I had lying around as Master and removed the NTFS drive so the Windows ME install would not have any probs with it (just in case)2. I installed Windows ME on to the 6.4GB drive, without sound, video, modem, usb or any other peripherals (care anyways, didn't need em) When finished I then attached the NTFS drive as slave.3 I installed NTFS Reader for Windows 95, 98, Me Ver 1.1 "NTFS_Reader_Setup.exe"D/L here NTFS READER4. Now I can use NTFS Reader to browse the through the NTFS EFS files and save them to my Win9x drive and OMFG it’s all back Yes it is a lot of trouble to go to (1 hr to install WinME) but ask yourself this ... how much do you need your data.Hope this helpsbtw ppl it's my 1st post here ... don't expect to many as i am basically lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietfobster Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 WOOT WOOT!!!i was currently getting my lost data ALL OVER AGAIN but thanks for u, i have HOPE!ok heres wut i do...correct me if im doing it wrong1. create another partition2. install winME on that partition3. boot to winME and install ntfs reader4. the rest is history!one quick question tho...do i move the encrypted data to the winME partition then move it back to original partition or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army20 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 I don't belive that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietfobster Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 army20, its worth a try ill let everyone know the results when its all done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army20 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 I think Thumper is confusing EFS and NTFS permissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroustibat Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hi I found this on ntfs reader :Mit diesem Treiber kann Windows 9x auf NTFS-Laufwerke lesend zugreifen. Es werden allerdings nicht alle NTFS-Features wie EFS etc. unterstüzt. Eine erweitete Schreib-Version kann auf der Webseite geordert werden.When translate i read "EFS D'ONT WORK" with ntfs reader.....kroustibatAfter Test you can save encrypted files... but you can't open it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietfobster Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 ahh really?and i thought my files could be saved.... oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_G Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 I have the same problem that you had. I can not decrypt some files that were encrypted under a prior installation. Did you ever figure out a way to decrypt the files. Please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 (edited) I agree with army20, you can say byebye to your data ...But perhaps, if you have your last SID you can change the new SID of your actual system (with NewSID from sysinternals.com) and you can use same name & password and perhaps windows can decrypt , don't have too hope ... Edited November 20, 2005 by sonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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