I have encrypted some files on an external Hard Drive while I was logged on as a user. Sometime later, I have deleted that user and created others. Now, I cannot access the files even though I tried creating the same user and password. I still don't have access to the files. Is there any way around it? I can see the certificate thumbprint but how to use it to resolve the access problem?
Someone should be able to help here!
2007-01-18 17:34:14 · 2 answers · asked by agaladari 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Yes I am sorry to say you are up a creek. Windows XP encryption associates the encrypted files with a particular user account, so once you delete that account, you have lost the ability to get to those files.
2007-01-19 12:27:17 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you deleted the user, the encryption keys were deleted as well. You will need to use a master password or backdoor password to get around it.
2007-01-19 01:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋