Access to Protected Folder

I installed SP2 and the computer crashed. After reinstalling XP I no longer
have access to the folder that was created in the previous installation (and
was protected by the user login). Is there any way to UNENCRIPT the folder
to access it's contents?

Jupiter
Tue Oct 05 20:45:49 CDT 2004

"UNENCRIPT"?
Was the data encrypted?
If so and you do not have back ups of the keys and are not a member
of a domain, the data is most likely gone forever:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/encrypt.htm

However if it is an Ownership issue, Take Ownership, #9 on this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/adsecurity.htm

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"mnyl" <mnyl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D3539AFB-DF43-49A5-B410-065293699301@microsoft.com...
>I installed SP2 and the computer crashed. After reinstalling XP I no
>longer
> have access to the folder that was created in the previous
> installation (and
> was protected by the user login). Is there any way to UNENCRIPT the
> folder
> to access it's contents?

Torgeir
Tue Oct 05 20:46:34 CDT 2004

mnyl wrote:

> I installed SP2 and the computer crashed. After reinstalling XP I no longer
> have access to the folder that was created in the previous installation (and
> was protected by the user login). Is there any way to UNENCRIPT the folder
> to access it's contents?
>
Hi

This should fix it (as long as you made the folders/files private
only and didn't encrypt them):

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421


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