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Re: Windows private folder option decryption
From: Ron <iago () valhallalegends com>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:02:03 -0600
Can you boot off the Windows XP cd into the recovery console, and fix it through that? Or even boot into Safemode? I'd reckon there's a way to do it via Windows XP's recovery console, although I wouldn't know how.
easternerd wrote:
hi, i dont think it would work, cause you need the private key. Microsoft made this too hard for everyone... Email Correspondence: easternerd () gmx net easternerd () securityrisk org Websites: Securityrisk.org Cryptography.tk xyberpix wrote:If you have another har drive lying around somewhere, chuck that into hismachien as well, they boot into knoppix, and copy all the files accross encrypted, then re-install his machine and copy the files back, and then let him decrypt them. Not too sure if this would work, but it's worth a shot. xyberpix On Tue, 7 December, 2004 8:01 pm, Jon Lawhead said:Hey all,I work as a tech, and I have a problem that I haven't encountered before,and am looking for ideas. I have a client who attempted to upgrade the drivers for his graphics card, but somehow botched it and now his computer won't boot into windows. I would generally fix the problem bybooting into Knoppix, but he's encrypted all his files using the Windowsprivate folder option inXP, so that doesn't work. Does anyone know of any tools and/or proceduresthat I could use to get around this, either by decrypting the files via knoppix or by any other means. If I can't find anything, I'm going to be forced to tell him to just reformat, which I don't want to do. Thanks for your help! Jon Lawhead UC Berkeley SINE/ResComp
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