Ralph
If you used the EFS file encryption and did not perform a backup of the
encryption certificates, you may not be able to recover those files.
Best practices for the Encrypting File System:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223316
The following software purports to be able to recover encrypted files.
'ELCOMSOFT: Advanced EFS Data Recovery'
http://www.elcomsoft.com/aefsdr.html
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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"Ralph" <Ralph@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> I've recently bought a new computer and upgraded to Vista. I have
> numerous
> files backed up and encrypted with password protection. WHen I try to
> open
> these files I get the Compressed (zipped) folders error and a message that
> WIndows cannot complete the extraction - destination file could not be
> created. Also extraction error 0x80004005: unspecified error appears.
> How
> can I open these files?
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> fld562