yes, i have the encrytion key on usb flash drive
"Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "mike" <mikeytj2000@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4DF74C79-FE1D-4A1D-BA1B-23E7EB99ACB9@xxxxxx Quote:
>> hi,
>>
>> vista ultimate
>>
>> my vista drive no longer boots after i had to replace motherboard and
>> ended up with a new & different chipset. i have installed vista on a new
>> drive and am copying data from old drive. all is going well except for
>> some files i had encrypted with EFS. when trying to copy these, i am told
>> i do not have permission to access. drag & drop just gave me empty
>> folders. any help ???
>>
>> thanks,
>> mike.
>
> Did you save your original encryption keys and any recovery keys you
> generated (or was your machine and account a member of a domain)?
> If not then you are unlikely to be able to recover these files.
> EFS is a reasonably strong encryption solution and should not be used
> without understanding the impact of its use and processes required to
> recover.
> --
>
> Mike Brannigan