Natmaster
The only way to access the encrypting certificates is to be logged onto the
system where the files were encrypted, with the user account that encrypted
the files. 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 Desktop Experience
"natmaster" <natmaster.34y010@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> What do I do if I encrypted it as a user on a previous installation that
> was screwed up (I still have it on another HD, just can't boot it). Is
> there a way to retrieve the certificate from a file?
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