DECRYPTION IM TOLD IS IMPOSSIBLE PLEASE HELP
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DECRYPTION IM TOLD IS IMPOSSIBLE PLEASE HELP         


Date: Apr 10, 2008 11:08

i recently changed my motherboard and was directed upon starting up windows
that there had been significant enough hardware change to warrant getting a
new access code from windows. now some important image files are encrypted
with NTFS from my previous user account and i cannot manage decryption. im
told that this is a lost cause but i refuse to believe that is true, how
could there be such an oversight; why are you not prompted or even given the
opertunity to make changes and secure data before they spring the renewal on
you?! no price would be too high for software or technical support in
recovery of these files. please anyone that can offer assistance i will be
forever grateful. good karma for you too!
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Re: DECRYPTION IM TOLD IS IMPOSSIBLE PLEASE HELP         


Author: GreenieLeBrun
Date: Apr 10, 2008 16:28

petejr.austin|texas wrote:
> i recently changed my motherboard and was directed upon starting up
> windows that there had been significant enough hardware change to
> warrant getting a new access code from windows. now some important
> image files are encrypted with NTFS from my previous user account and
> i cannot manage decryption. im told that this is a lost cause but i
> refuse to believe that is true, how could there be such an oversight;
> why are you not prompted or even given the opertunity to make changes
> and secure data before they spring the renewal on you?! no price
> would be too high for software or technical support in recovery of
> these files. please anyone that can offer assistance i will be
> forever grateful. good karma for you too!

How did you encrypt your files?

You may be able to gain access to them via taking Ownership and removing the
encryption :-

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

How to remove file or folder encryption in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308993/en-us
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